Heljan 8923

British Rail Class 128 55991 British Rail Parcels Royal Mail Red & Yellow

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Class & Prototype

  • Running Number: 55991

The British Rail Class 128 comprised ten purpose-built single-car parcels DMUs constructed by Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company in 1959-1960. Featuring twin Leyland Albion 238 hp diesel engines enabling 64-ton tail load hauling, the fleet split between four non-gangwayed London Midland Region vehicles and six gangwayed Western Region variants. Operating intensive parcels services from Paddington-Oxford, Manchester-Mayfield depot, and Chester-Cambrian Coast routes, these distinctive units served three decades until final withdrawal in November 1990. Tragically none survived preservation, making Heljan's OO/O gauge models and Revolution Trains' N gauge representations the only way to recreate these unique parcels workhorses on layouts.

Operator & Livery

  • Operator: British Rail Parcels
  • Livery: Royal Mail Red & Yellow
  • Era: 8 - British Rail Sectorisation