Heljan produce a model of the GWR AEC Railcar in O Gauge. These complement Heljan's growing range of GWR and Western Region steam locomotives and are the perfect branch line vehicle for steam and transition-era layouts. A selection of liveries are available covering GWR chocolate and cream, BR crimson and cream and BR green colour schemes.
Heljan's GWR AEC Railcar features:
1900 - 22 in GWR chocolate and cream with white roof and monogram - £466.65
1901 - 29 in GWR chocolate and cream with grey roof and coat of arms emblem - £466.65
1902 - W20W in BR crimson and cream with dark grey roof - £466.65
1903 - W21W in BR crimson and cream with white cab roofs - £466.65
1904 - W32W in BR green with speed whiskers with white cab roofs - £466.65
1905 - W26W in BR green with speed whiskers and grey roofs - £466.65
GWR Railcar No.22 at The Didcot Railway Centre in November 2012. © Justin Foulger
In the 1930s, the Great Western Railway introducd a number of successful railcar vehicles onto their network, which survived in regular use into the 1960s. They experimented with different designs into the 1940s, ending with the GWR Swindon built batches which featured dual AEC 105 bhp engines. These later designs featured angular bodywork, which contrasted the streamlined bodies of the originals and earned them the "razor edge" nickname. Two of the Swindon-built units still survive in preservation.
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