Heljan 9409

GWR AEC Railcar - BR Green - W26W - OO Scale

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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description

The GWR pioneered the use of diesel railcars for passenger traffic in the 1930s. The most numerous variant was the batch built in 1940-42 with its distinctive angular ‘razor edge’ bodywork. Employed on branch lines and local services, they were the perfect single vehicle passenger train and continued to provide sterling service until replaced by BR DMUs in the early-1960s. This model features separately switchable headlamps, tail lights, saloon and cab lights and a fully detailed interior.

FEATURES

• Nine separately controlled lighting functions
• Finely detailed cab interiors
• Low-profile motor driving all axles
• Etched metal handrails
• 21-pin DCC interface
• DCC Sound Ready
• Sprung Buffers
• NEM couplers
• Robust construction
• Screw link couplers
• Super-fine decoration according to period/livery

SPECIFICATIONS

• CLASS AEC Diesel Railcar
• BUILT BY AEC/GWR Swindon Works
• NUMBER BUILT 14 + 1
• SERVICE CAREER 1940-1962
• REGION GWR/BR Western Region
• PURPOSE Local and branch line passenger/parcels

MEASUREMENTS

• LENGTH 200mm

Catalogue listing

The Heljan GWR AEC Railcar (BR Green, W26W, OO scale, part number 9409) is a model of the early‑crest British Railways diesel railcar introduced by the Great Western Railway in the 1930s. The most common version was built between 1940 and 1942, featuring an angular ‘razor‑edge’ body and operating on GWR and later BR Western Region branch and local passenger services until the early 1960s. The model measures 200 mm in length and reproduces the original vehicle’s single‑car configuration with a low‑profile motor driving all axles.

The model includes nine separately controllable lighting functions – headlamps, tail lights, saloon and cab lights – and a fully detailed interior with etched metal handrails and finely detailed cab fittings. It is equipped with a 21‑pin DCC interface, DCC sound readiness, sprung buffers, NEM and screw‑link couplers, and robust construction with period‑accurate decoration. Only 14 of the original railcars were built, plus one prototype, and they served from 1940 to 1962 on local and branch‑line passenger and parcels duties.