Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs
Prototype Era
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Manufacturer description
Ruston 165DE PWM Diesel - PWM653 - BR Light Drab Green - Era 6These models produced exclusively for Model Rail by Heljan.
Catalogue listing
Brand
Heljan
Product Code
MR-403
RRP
£169.00
Limited edition model for
Model Rail Magazine
Model details
Tooling date
2023
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
DCC status
Next 18 Pin Socket
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
Radius 1
Power pickup
All wheels
Chassis construction
Diecast
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 1
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Prototype information
Builder
Ruston & Hornsby
Build dates
1953 & 1959
In service until
2005
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Main duties
Shunting
Operated by
British Railways
EWS
Industrial Operators
EWS
Industrial Operators
Total built
5
Tractive effort
17,000 lbf
Wheel configuration
0-6-0DE
Wheel arrangement
0-6-0DE
Built
1953 & 1959
Built by
Ruston & Hornsby
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