Heljan Class 33/1 in Engineers Grey. DCC Fitted.Used. OO Gauge

Heljan 33571, Class 33/1 diesel in Engineers Grey. DCC Fitted ( factory reset No.3)

The British Rail Class 33, also known as the BRCW Type 3 or "Crompton", is a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives. They were produced as a more powerful Type 3 development of the Class 26. This was achieved, quite simply, by removing the steam heating boiler and fitting a larger 8 cylinder version of the previous 6 cylinder engine. This was possible because of the traffic requirements of the Southern Region; locomotive-hauled passenger traffic depended on seasonal tourist traffic and was heavier in the summer, when carriage heating was not needed. In the winter, their expected use was to be for freight. Thus, they became the most powerful BR Bo-Bo diesel locomotive. The perennially unreliable steam heating boiler could also be avoided. A total of 98 were built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) and they were known as "Cromptons" after the Crompton
Parkinson electrical equipment installed in them.

This model is in excellent condition with no marks or blemishes. It has been fully tested following a light service,

It comes in its original box with the paperwork and accessories.