{"product_id":"heljan-1800-br-gas-turbine-18000-class-locomotive-br-black-with-silver-trim","title":"BR Gas Turbine 18000 Class BR Black with Silver Trim Diesel Locomotive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZzKzZI6Z4r0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRails of Sheffield Exclusive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e11111;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVERY LIMITED STOCK REMAINING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBritish Rail 18000 Gas Turbine Prototype Locomotive nicknamed ‘Kerosene Castle’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBR gloss black with silver trim (1949-56 condition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel Specification\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21-pin DCC socket with easy access\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpace to easily install a speaker for DCC sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectional LED Lighting, Cab lighting and \u003cstrong\u003eengine room lighting!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy die-cast metal chassis with central motor and flywheels giving powerful performance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparately fitted wire handrails and sandpipes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpoked wheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtched grilles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSprung buffers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlush glazing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn optional Western Region style train reporting number frame and numerals will also be included in the package, allowing modellers to add this distinctive WR feature to the front of the locomotive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProposed model based on a unique gas turbine prototype built for BR, but ordered by the GWR in the 1940s. British Rail 18000 was a prototype mainline gas turbine-electric locomotive built for British Railways in 1949 by Brown, Boveri \u0026amp; Cie in Switzerland. It had, however, been ordered by the Great Western Railway in 1946, but construction was delayed. It spent its working life on the Western Region of British Railways, operating express passenger services from London Paddington to the West of England.\u2028Loco was delivered in BR black with silver trim, but later painted in BR lined green with early emblem and then late crest, offering three livery options.\u2028After withdrawal from BR service it went abroad and was used in various experiments in Austria and Switzerland in the 1960s and 1970s. Stored for many years in Vienna, it returned to the UK in the early-1990s for preservation and now resides at Didcot Railway Centre, albeit with many external modifications and without any internal equipment.\u2028In terms of size and specification, this loco is similar to Heljan prototypes such as Kestrel and Falcon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heljan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39803255161023,"sku":"HEL-1800","price":199.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0225\/2858\/9896\/products\/IMG_3846.jpg?v=1632478846","url":"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/products\/heljan-1800-br-gas-turbine-18000-class-locomotive-br-black-with-silver-trim","provider":"Rails of Sheffield","version":"1.0","type":"link"}