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Heljan 8943

Class 128 parcels DMU 55993 in BR red star parcels two-tone blue

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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
8943
RRP
£139.50

Model details

Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Livery
Parcels sector
Gauge
OO
DCC status
DCC Ready 21 pin socket
Finish
Pristine
Name
W.P. Allen
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Tooling date
2013
Running number
55993

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 128
Operator
British Rail
Motive power
Diesel Multiple Unit
Built
August 1948
Built by
Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
Total produced
10

* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

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Heljan Class 128 parcel DMU, running number 55993, is modelled in the British Rail red‑star parcels livery with a two‑tone blue variation. It represents a diesel‑multiple‑unit built between 1959 and 1960 by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company for British Rail, a type of unit that was produced in a total of ten examples and operated in the British Rail sectorisation era.

The model is built to OO gauge, finished to a pristine condition, and includes a 21‑pin DCC‑ready socket. It runs on all wheels for power pickup, fits a minimum curve radius of 2 inch, and is fitted with NEM/tension‑lock couplings. The maximum speed is listed as 70 mph and the manufacturer part number is 8943.

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