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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
This model features:
Speaker Fitted Interior lights can be activated using included magnetic "wand" DCC users have more control over light functionsThese models produced exclusively for Model Rail by Heljan.
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Heljan Class 11 locomotive, reference MR‑501, modelled in War Department olive green. It is a limited‑edition item produced for Model Rail Magazine and is sold through Model Rail Offers (https://www.modelrailoffers.co.uk/p/85621/MR-501-Model-Rail-Class-11-70271---War-Department-olive-green).
The model is built to OO gauge and represents a diesel shunter from the era of the “Big Four” railway companies – LNER, LMS, GWR and SR. It features a next 18‑pin DCC socket for digital control and carries the manufacturer part number MR‑501.
Fitted with a speaker and interior lights, the lights can be activated using the supplied magnetic wand, and DCC users have additional control over the lighting functions. These units are produced exclusively for Model Rail by Heljan.