Heljan 3363

BR Class 33 No.33116/D6535 "Hertfordshire Rail Tours"

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Prototype Eras
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)

Manufacturer description

Model Details:

• DCC Ready – 8 Pin Decoder Socket

• 00 Gauge

• BR Blue Full Yellow Ends No.D6535/33116

• This model has been developed and produced exclusively for Locomotionmodels by Heljan

• 3363

Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company built 98 Type 3 locomotives for British Railways Southern Region between 1960 and 1962. D6535 was delivered on 10th December 1960. It was renumbered 33116 on 31st December 1973 and named 'Hertfordshire Rail Tours' on 11th December1993 at Weymouth station by John Farrow and Ian Kapur of Hertfordshire Rail Tours. It carried this name until April 1998. Withdrawn from traffic in August 1998, it was stored out of use at Old Oak Common until June 2003 when it was acquired for the National Collection.

D6535 was one of 19 Class 33s fitted with push/pull equipment in connection with the electrification and modernisation of the Waterloo-Bournemouth-Weymouth route in 1966/ 67.These were designated Class 33/1 and were usually to be found operating with non-powered'4-TC' units on non-electrified Southern Region lines, primarily between Bournemouth and Weymouth, until electrification was extended to the Dorset port in 1988.

The National Railway Museum loaned D6535 to the Great Central Railway in April 2005 where it has been located ever since and where it is available for traffic.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
3363
RRP
£139.00
Limited edition model for
Locomotion Models

Model details

Power pickup
All wheels
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock

Prototype information

Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Built by
Birmingham RCW

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Heljan have produced a limited edition BR Class 33 model for Locomotion Models. The 00 gauge locomotive is presented in a weathered green livery with the running number D6526 and carries the name “Hertfordshire Rail Tours”. It is supplied with an 8‑pin DCC ready decoder socket and uses NEM/Tension lock couplings. The model is built to the manufacturer part number 3363.

The prototype, British Rail Class 33 number D6535, was built by Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company and entered service on 10 December 1960. It was renumbered 33116 on 31 December 1973 and received the name “Hertfordshire Rail Tours” on 11 December 1993 at Weymouth station. The locomotive was withdrawn in August 1998, stored at Old Oak Common and acquired for the National Collection in June 2003.

Key specifications of the model include a Bo‑Bo wheel arrangement, diesel motive power, a maximum speed of 85 mph, and power pickup from all wheels. It is capable of negotiating a minimum curve radius of 2 inches and is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket. The model represents the British Railways late crest period.

Since April 2005 the locomotive has been on loan from the National Railway Museum to the Great Central Railway, where it is available for running in traffic.

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