Heljan 5702 Class 57/3 diesel 57602 in First Great Western livery. DCC Ready - weathered. Used. OO Gauge

Heljan 5702 Class 57/3 diesel 57602 in First Great Western livery. DCC Ready - weathered

This engine is in excellent condition and has been professionally weathered very realistically. It has had a light service and been fully tested

It comes in its original box along with the detailing set

The fleet of Class 57s were produced from 1998 to 2004 by re-manufacturing existing Class 47 locomotives. They were fitted with re-conditioned EMD engines and the same style of traction alternator fitted to the Class 56 to improve their reliability and performance. Three variants exist, one for freight and two for passenger operations. The class were significantly cheaper to rebuild than a new locomotive would cost to construct. The 57s have seen heavy use on a myriad of services including express passenger, railtours, freight and even as “thunderbird” locomotives to rescue stranded trains.