4720 Heljan Class 47/3 Diesel Loco number 47 316 in BR Blue

HELJAN Class 47 Specification

MECHANICAL

• Powerful 5-pole, twin shaft motor with two brass flywheels providing drive to both bogies
• Four axle drive with ‘floating’ middle axle for smooth riding qualities
• Diecast metal chassis block
• Precision gearboxes with gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capability
• OO gauge finescale wheels with painted wheel faces
• Detachable coupling pockets to NEM362 standards at both ends
• Designed to operate on curves of second radius (438mm) or greater

DETAILING

• Highly detailed bogies with superb relief detail and separate components
• Exquisitely detailed underframe area with original water/fuel tanks, battery boxes or extended range fuel tanks and battery boxes
• 9 different cab end designs based on common variations, with the potential to mix-and-match cab versions to produce specific locomotives
• Authentic ride height
• Original or ‘cutaway’ bufferbeam assemblies
• Body-mounted or bufferbeam-mounted ETH equipment
• Single arm or pantograph windscreen wipers
• Original fixed or Serck radiator shutter options for No1 end roof panels
• 7 options for No2 end boiler roof panel including all major Spanner/Stones/Clayton versions in original open design or plated over.
• Glazed headcodes and two versions of plated headcode panel
• Original cab or later ‘life extended’ style with cutaway bufferbeam cowling
• Options for ScotRail and Rail express systems Class 47/7s
• Highly detailed and decorated cab interiors with authentic angled frames visible in cabside windows
• Authentic pipework detail visible in engine room windows
• Separately applied metal detail parts, including handrails and etched fan grilles
• Finely detailed three-piece miniature snowploughs which attach to the underside of the chassis for a more realistic appearance
• Sprung finescale buffers
• Beautifully decorated bufferbeam pipework/cables
• More than 150 separate parts per model

LIGHTING FUNCTIONS

• Directional headcode panel and tail lights
• Separately switchable Cab interior lights (DCC mode)
• Separately switchable Engine Room lights
• Separately switchable tail lights (DCC mode)
• Separately switchable HI Headlights (DCC mode)
• Light engine mode
• Parking mode with tail lights at both ends
• Train mode with tail and/or marker lights off
• Push-pull mode for ScotRail Class 47/7s
• Authentic light colours for each model based on era and application
• Authentic Class 47 lighting arrangements in DCC mode, supplied by DCC sound specialist Legomanbiffo, featuring different lighting functions for locomotives with/without HI headlights and unique light functions for using ScotRail Class 47/7s in push-pull mode with Mk2 DBSO coaches.
• Cab light extinguishes automatically when locomotive starts moving (DCC mode)

DCC

• MTC 21-pin DCC decoder interface (DCC Ready)
• Factory fitted ESU LokSound V5 decoder (DCC Sound models)
• Authentic Class 47 sound projects in DCC mode, supplied by DCC sound specialist Legomanbiffo, featuring different sounds for Class 47/0s or 47/3s and ETH-fitted Class 47s.
• Up to 30 sound/light and control functions on models with factory fitted DCC/Sound
• Playable braking function when locomotive is in motion (F5)
• ‘Heavy Load’ function for extra ‘thrash’

SOUNDS

• ESU Loksound V5 DCC Sound Decoder as standard
• Two high-quality speakers encased in bespoke sound enclosure for optimum sound reproduction
• TWO super-realistic Class 47 sound projects supplied by DCC sound expert Legomanbiffo, featuring different sound recordings for Class 47/0 and ETH-fitted Class 47/4s
• 19 authentic sound functions including Spirax air dump valve, compressor, cooling fans, wipers, sanders, AWS bell and buzzer
• Playable two-tone horn function (F2/F3)
• Driver-Guard communication beep for ScotRail Class 47/7
• Speed dependent flange squeal
• Speed dependent detonator explosion
• Mk1/2/3 door slam options
• Mk3 air suspension sound (for ScotRail Class 47/7)

DECORATION

• Minutely researched and applied liveries on all models, based on archive photos and comments provided by acknowledged Class 47 experts
• Multiple paint applications employed on each model using colours based on original paint specifications
• Logos, numerals and text added as appropriate using multi-stage tampo printing using authentic typefaces, logos and colours
• Painted wheel faces to eliminate toy-like shiny effect of chemically blackened wheels
• Colours based on official BR and train operator paint references and painting instructions.