Class 25 photos

[steve1023]

9 hours ago, Davexoc said:

 

To me it looks like we have a steel bodied Medfit ZAV or ZAO, a Grampus ZBV or ZBO, a Pipe ZDV ex SOV followed by another Grampus, and bog standard brake....

Excellent. Many thanks. 

[franciswilliamwebb]

 

25150 at Lichfield Trent Valley on 26/09/79 (my photo)

[08221]

25322 at Cheddleton on Saturday 29 July 2023.

 

 

[Ray M]

On 29/07/2023 at 17:53, 08221 said:

25322 at Cheddleton on Saturday 29 July 2023.

 

 

Looked a lot better when Holbeck had it.

[Southernman46]

On 08/05/2020 at 11:29, johnd said:

On at Penzance not long after the 25s started to appear down there.

Stood next to an "O" gauge Western ................................................

[montyburns56]

25268 Toton 1980 by John Woolley

 

 

[jbqfc]

25185 and 25262 on the Spa valley railway 

 

 

 

 

John 

[brushman47544]

1 hour ago, jbqfc said:

 

John 

 

I wonder if we’ll see Bachmann try to replicate those Class 25 cab windows as an SFX version of its new model.

[big jim]

 

25095 passing through flint en route to crumps in connahs quay I recon 

[johnd]

47 minutes ago, big jim said:

 

25095 passing through flint en route to crumps in connahs quay I recon 

Is that a mirror image 

[big jim]

No, for some reason that 25 had the number back to front on the end!

 

Bachmann did a model of it a few years back 

[D826]

I did like a 25.

 

Lovely little locos with that distinctive Sulzer chug. Loved them on the Western - fond memories of 4 and 5 coach Paignton locals coming out the loop at Dawlish Warren, and tripping freights to Exeter Riverside - Newton Abbot. Very disappointed when they disappeared from the west in 1980.

 

There used to be some cracking images circa 70s/ and 80s along the seawall, at the Warren/Langstone Rock/Marine Parade/ Kennaway tunnel taken by Owen the Rail on old RMweb but I don't seem to be able to find them now.

 

The pictures are a relief from the humdrum day to day and reminder of more varied times on the railway. Happy memories. Thanks for posting all.

 

Best regards MattW

 

 

 

[Rugd1022]

Photo by Andy Hoare from his flickr site : 25 039 at Harbury with a Banbury to Bescot working in March 1978...

 

 

 

[Phil Mc]

25279, at the recent ELR diesel gala.

A couple of pics of D5054 too ( I know it's a 24 ! 😆 )

 

 

 

 

Cheers,

Phil.

[jbqfc]

D7659 seen on the Epping and Ongar railway 

 

 

John

Edited October 1, 2023 by jbqfc
spelling

[96701]

Some of mine from the mid to late seventies.

 

Rose Grove

 

Not sure where this was taken (possibly also Rose Grove)

 

I believe these 2 were at Derby

Edited October 1, 2023 by 96701
add possible location for no 2 photo

[60021 Pen-y-Ghent]

25266 and another (possbly 25278) roll through Carlisle with steel rolls, date unknown.

[Stoke West]

20 minutes ago, 60021 Pen-y-Ghent said:

25266 and another (possbly 25278) roll through Carlisle with steel rolls, date unknown.

Coils eye to the sky , we know what time 

[Ray M]

A couple of my old ones, that ive just found

25274 Par, April 75.

And 25224 Laira, April 75

[franciswilliamwebb]

 

25258 leaves Walsall on 12th September 1978 (my photo)

[keefer]

When you want to run your brand-new wagon straight out-of-the-box, even though the others have been weathered to within an inch of their lives😊

[Southof1E top tmd]

With the "LNER Society" tour organiser looking on 25243 and 25237 reverse a the LNER's 1T15 charter from Euston out of Aberystwyth on April 30th 1983. The "LNER society" ran many good value day and weekend tours to various destinations all over the UK. 25243 still has her number in her headcode box, this local "rat" days ended a few months later with her catching fire North of Leighton on a cement train.