An enthusiast's favourite and now a finely detailed model by Heljan with a heavy die-cast chassis and centrally mounted motor. The bodyshell features many fine moulded details, right down to the latches and hinges where appropriate on louvre grills and sandbox fillers. Seperate wire handrails are factory fitted, but optional detailing parts are supplied including the front skirt, a dummy coupling hook with screw coupling and etched cabside steps.

D 1015 'Western Champion' in the unique experimental Golden Ochre livery worn when this locomotive first entered service in 1963 until 1965.

D1015 Western Champion was painted in an experimental golden ochre livery (similar to Stroudley's 'improved engine green') when built. Initially another experiment with a T shaped yellow warning panel was also tried, however this was painted out before the locomotive entered traffic.

D1015 did not survive to the end of the class in BR service, however the locomotive was purchased by the Diesel Traction Group. After many years of careful restoration Western Champion made a highly successful return to mainline operation and is now the sole Western certified and registered for operation on Network Rail.

The `Western' Type 4 (later Class 52) was introduced in 1961 with a total of 74 being built at Crewe and Swindon. Powered by two Maybach MD655 diesels with Voith L6-30rV hydraulic transmission and a maximum speed of 90mph, use was at first concentrated on top link passenger duties on Western Region. A decision by BR, to standardise on diesel electric power, led to the withdrawal of the class by 1977. Fortunately seven of this interesting and impressive engine survive in preservation.