Take advantage of major savings across the range of OO Gauge Class 25 locomotives from Heljan - with 50% off available right now!
These highly detailed models replicate these popular diesels beautifully, with a number of separately fitted parts, exquisite livery application and a robust, powerful mechanism. The models available here are from Heljan's updated Class 25 tooling which features improved decoration, a modified bodyshell and tweaked lighting features.
The range represents the final development of the 478 Derby/Sulzer Type 2s, which started with Class 24 in the late-1950s these locomotives were built by Derby Works and Beyer, Peacock of Manchester between December 1963 and April 1967.
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Product Features:
Highly detailed model with many separate parts including handrails, pipework, under frame relief, tanks, etched grilles and much more
Digital & Sound capable - 21-pin socket
Accessory pack with buffer beam parts, step/grille plates, snowploughs and couplings
Heavy diecast metal chassis
5-pole motor with twin flywheels, all-wheel drive and pickups
Independent LED directional lights
Enhanced cab decoration in new batch
Accurate tooling variations and minor detail differences
NEM tension lock couplings
Prototype Information
The Class 25 (aka the Sulzer Type 2) were a class of diesel locomotives produced for British Rail. The initial batch of Class 24 locomotives were deemed to be lacking in top speed, so the Class 25s were given uprated engines and charge air cooling which allowed them to beat the 75mph top speed of the 24s.
Although primarily designed for freight work, a number of the class were fitted with boilers for heating passenger trains. Throughout the 1970s the class could be seen across much of the network (aside from the Eastern & Southern regions), which led to them being nicknamed "Rats". There were a number of variations present amongst class members, with the initial 25/0 type followed on by the 25/1 (which featured different traction motors and other modifications), 25/2 (which featured restyled bodywork and a different initial livery) and the 25/3 (the final batch of locomotives).
Some of the class were converted into mobile generators for train heating in the 1980s, which were in turn scrapped by 1994.