Heljan 9770

Ruston & Hornsby 165DE 0-6-0 Industrial Yellow Diesel Locomotive

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

More than 160 of these robust diesel shunters were built in various configurations for industrial railways, with Ruston offering mechanical, hydraulic or electric transmissions and a choice of 0-4-0 or 0-6-0 wheel arrangements. While most of the 164 '165DEs' built in the 1950s/60s were two axle machines, a number were delivered as 0-6-0s including 5 to British Rail Western Region as PWM650-654 (as produced by Heljan for Model Rail Magazine/Kernow Model Railway Centre as a private commission.

FEATURES

• Next18 DCC decoder interface and provision for DCC sound.
• External features will include authentic detail variations.
• Highly-detailed cab interior and underframe.
• Working Lights
• Interior Lights

SPECIFICATIONS

• ITEM NUMBER 9770
• CLASS 165DE
• OPERATOR BR
• LIVERY Industrial Yellow
• RUNNING NUMBER 02004
• WHEEL CONFIGURATION 0-6-0
• COUPLINGS NEM
• PAINT FINISH Pristine

MEASUREMENTS

• LENGTH 88mm

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Prototype information

^* 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.