Heljan 9005

Metropolitan Bo-Bo electric 19 in Metropolitan livery

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
9005
GTIN
5708769190059
RRP
£139.95
Release date
November 2016

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready 21-pin socket
Gauge
OO
Livery
Metropolitan Railway
Power pickup
All wheels
Tooling date
2015
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Interior lighting
No
Based on preserved
No
Finish
Pristine
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Coupling
NEM
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Features
Directional lighting

Prototype information

In service until
1962
Locomotive type
Electric
Builder
Metropolitan-Vickers
Build dates
1922 to 1923
Total built
20
Tractive effort
Unknown
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Operated by
Metropolitan Railway
London Underground
Main duties
Passenger Services
Shunting
Locomotive class*
Metropolitan-Vickers Bo-Bo Electric
Motive power
Electric
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Built by
Metropolitan-Vickers

* 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 Metropolitan Bo‑Bo electric model 19 is presented in Metropolitan Railway livery. The locomotive is DCC ready with a 21‑pin socket and features directional lighting. It is supplied with NEM couplings and the power is collected from all wheels.

The model is built to OO gauge and has a Bo‑Bo wheel arrangement. It can negotiate a minimum curve radius of 438 mm (2nd radius) and is capable of a maximum speed of 65 mph. The finish is described as pristine and the running number is 19.

The locomotive represents a Metropolitan‑Vickers Bo‑Bo electric built in 1922‑1923, a period associated with the Big Four railway companies. Only 20 examples were produced. It is styled for the Metropolitan Railway, carries manufacturer part number 9005 and uses the standard British 2‑pin plug.

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