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‘Bone’ in ‘O’ gauge

0 GAUGE 7mm:1ft

1983 to 2002 ERA

HELJAN’S BRAND-NEW Class 58 was produced following strong demand from modellers and they did not have to wait long for the model to appear compared to some projects in recent times.

The sample model arrived in the usual strong box, fixed to a wooden plinth and surrounded by foam packaging. It certainly has the character of the Class 58 which gained the ‘Bone’ nickname as a result of the narrow body and standard width cabs at each end, making it a unique design for BR at the time.

The locomotive was developed for the export market. It was constructed around

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