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Colourful Class 153s!
Improved engineering samples of the Heljan O gauge Class 153 arrived in the UK for review last month and livery artwork has just been a
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Ben Jones
Apr 152 min read
MARVELLOUS Mk2s COMING SOON TO YOUR LAYOUT!
Factory decorated O gauge Mk2 coaches herald the long-awaited start of production on these essential BR era passenger vehicles. Despite a...
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Ben Jones
Jan 293 min read
OO Class 47s - The New Generation is Here!
The first batch of our superb new OO gauge Class 47 has been shipped from the factory and expected to arrive in the UK in February/March....
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Ben Jones
Nov 25, 20232 min read
‘24s’ for ’24 – SULZER TYPE 2s UNVEILED AT WARLEY NEC SHOW!
HELJAN O Gauge Class 24 model unveiled at Warley NEC show on November 25.
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Ben Jones
Nov 21, 20232 min read
PILOT SCHEME ‘PEAKS’ – CLASS 44 JOINS HELJAN 'OO' GAUGE RANGE
HELJAN OO Gauge Class 44 model unveiled.
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Ben Jones
Nov 17, 20233 min read
Britain's Biggest Steam Locomotive is coming to 'OO'!
Now you can go big AND go home with our latest exciting 'OO' announcement - the enormous LNER 'U1' 2-8-0+0-8-2T Beyer-Garratt! It was the...
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Ben Jones
Aug 9, 20232 min read
New OO Class 25s Set For September Delivery
Updated and improved BR/Sulzer Type 2s en route to Europe and expected to reach UK stockists next month. With interest in this superb...
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Ben Jones
Aug 4, 20232 min read
Sprint into a New Generation with our new 'O' Class 153!
PRODUCT LAUNCH! Skateboard, Dogbox, Tin Rocket – call them what you like but Class 153s have been a familiar part of the UK railway scene...
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Ben Jones
Aug 4, 20231 min read
Moose on the Loose!
PRODUCT UPDATE: O GAUGE CLASS 20 RERUN Good news for Class 20 fans - the rerun of our ever-popular EE Type 1s is progressing well and...
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Ben Jones
Jul 11, 20232 min read
O Gauge Class 58s Arriving This Week!
Class 58 shipment imminent - first deliveries of these new O gauge models expected to arrive at UK retailers next week. JULY 11 2023:...
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Ben Jones
Apr 25, 20231 min read
'Slim Jims' Shipping Now!
Our ever-popular OO gauge Class 33/2 is back! Orders are now being shipped to UK stockists from our Danish warehouse and should start...
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Ben Jones
Apr 25, 20232 min read
Revealed! Factory Decorated 'OO' Class 57 Samples
It’s many years since we last produced our OO gauge Class 57, but a new batch is now in preparation for release later this year! Factory...
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Ben Jones
Apr 25, 20231 min read
'Western' Returner
Back by Public Demand! New batch of O gauge Class 52 'Westerns' is now in production. Six attractive liveries including two BR Blue...
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Ben Jones
Mar 24, 20232 min read
Decorated Deltics!
More than 40 years since they were retired by BR, the magnificent Deltics still have the power and the presence to inspire legions of...
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Ben Jones
Jan 20, 20232 min read
O GAUGE 'EDs' - NOW IN FULL COLOUR!
This week's really big news is the arrival of the first factory decorated samples of our outstanding new O gauge Class 73...
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Ben Jones
Nov 26, 20225 min read
HELJAN 2023 RANGE UNVEILED AT WARLEY NEC EXHIBITION
New locomotives and rolling stock for ‘OO’ and ‘O’ gauge joined by sought-after reruns of existing models. Visitors to the Warley...
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Ben Jones
Nov 26, 20223 min read
BR CLASS 58 JOINS HELJAN ‘O’ GAUGE COLLECTION
All-new BR freight diesel unveiled at Warley National Model Railway Exhibition on November 26th. Above: Hand decorated sample by Brian...
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Ben Jones
Nov 25, 20222 min read
Yes We ‘Can’ - Class 86/2 confirmed
Popular variant of standard British Rail AC electric to join the HELJAN 'OO' range in 2023. A third variant of our popular ‘OO’ gauge...
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Ben Jones
Nov 24, 20222 min read
Newton Chambers Car Transporter joins HELJAN ‘OO’ Collection
HELJAN’s range of high-quality ‘OO’ gauge rolling stock will expand in early-2023 with the release of six coach packs featuring the...
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Ben Jones
Nov 4, 20222 min read
'57' Varieties Back on the Menu
It’s many years since we last produced our OO gauge Class 57, but a new batch is now in preparation for release in 2023! Featuring a...
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