Railcars & Multiple Units

Following the railcars Heljan have announced single car and 3-car DMU sets

Class 153s have been a familiar part of the UK railway scene for 30 years. Reaching almost every corner of the network, from Penzance to the Highlands of Scotland and Fishguard to Lowestoft, they are one of the few ‘go anywhere’ trains and the perfect single vehicle train for any layout.

£339.15
MRP £399.00

Next Warehouse Delivery: Jun 24
Must be ordered - delivery as soon as possible.
(Product Ref 106743)
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Class 153s have been a familiar part of the UK railway scene for 30 years. Reaching almost every corner of the network, from Penzance to the Highlands of Scotland and Fishguard to Lowestoft, they are one of the few ‘go anywhere’ trains and the perfect single vehicle train for any layout.
Model finished in Transport for Wales grey and red livery.
Sound fitted option available.
The 153 will also available in Regional Railways, Stagecoach East Midlands, Northern, London Midland and GWR liveries.
£339.15
MRP £399.00

Next Warehouse Delivery: Jun 24
Must be ordered - delivery as soon as possible.
(Product Ref 112944)
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Gaugemaster Collection model O gauge class 153 Sprinter GWR green livery
Class 153s have been a familiar part of the UK railway scene for 30 years. Reaching almost every corner of the network, from Penzance to the Highlands of Scotland and Fishguard to Lowestoft, they are one of the few ‘go anywhere’ trains and the perfect single vehicle train for any layout.
Model finished in current Great Western Railway green livery.
The 153 will also available in BR Regional Railways, Stagecoach East Midlands, Northern, Transport for Wales and London Midland liveries.
£339.15
MRP £399.00

Next Warehouse Delivery: Jun 24
Must be ordered - delivery as soon as possible.
(Product Ref 81838)
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To place an order please call 01453 377030
Gaugemaster Collection model O gauge class 153 Sprinter GWR green livery
Class 153s have been a familiar part of the UK railway scene for 30 years. Reaching almost every corner of the network, from Penzance to the Highlands of Scotland and Fishguard to Lowestoft, they are one of the few ‘go anywhere’ trains and the perfect single vehicle train for any layout.
Model finished in current Great Western Railway green livery. DCC sound fitted model.
£441.95
MRP £519.95

Next Warehouse Delivery: Jun 24
Must be ordered - delivery as soon as possible.
(Product Ref 123078)
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To place an order please call 01453 377030
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Britains' railways experimented with diesel traction through the early part of the 20th century, trying out a number of single car railbus type units. The GWR put the first successful railcars into service in the 1930s, combining AEC bus diesel engines and streamlined bodywork by Park Royal with railway coach structural engineering to create stylish express railcars. Drive was arranged through a mechanical transmission via cardan shafts and axle-mounted final driver and reversing gearboxes, a mechanical layout closely duplicated by the British Railways DMUs in the 1950s.
To replace the 1950s DMUs British Rail moved to a hydraulic transmission system to create the Sprinter generation of DMUs from the  mid-1980s, from which Heljan is now bringing the single-car class 153 units.