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Heljan 9001

Metropolitan Bo-Bo electric 9 John Milton in Metropolitan Railway maroon

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Prototype Eras
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

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^* 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.

The Heljan model represents Metropolitan Railway locomotive number 9, named John Milton, in the original maroon livery. It is a OO‑scale (4 mm) electric locomotive built to the Metropolitan‑Vickers Bo‑Bo configuration, with all wheels providing power pickup. The model features directional lighting and a 21‑pin DCC‑ready socket, and it uses NEM couplings.

Technical specifications include a Bo‑Bo wheel arrangement, a minimum curve radius of the 2nd radius (438 mm), and a maximum speed of 65 mph. The locomotive is modelled after a unit built by Metropolitan‑Vickers in 1922–1923, of which only 20 were produced, and it represents the pre‑grouping period of the Metropolitan Railway. The Heljan part number for this model is 9001.