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No. 957 would be moved to the Keighley \u0026amp; Worth Valley Railway in 1965, where it remains to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo many people, No. 957 is better known as the ‘Green Dragon’. Repainted into the striking green livery of the fictitious Great Northern and Southern Railway, it took a starring role in the 1970 feature film ‘The Railway Children’. Earning itself worldwide fame. 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By the time the conversions had been completed, only 50 ‘original’ Class 25 locos remained in service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe remaining locos would be inherited by the LMS, which gave them the power classification 2F. Withdrawals began in 1930. By the time British Railways took ownership of the Class 25s, just under half remained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter an impressive 72 years of service, the last surviving member of the class was withdrawn in 1959. This was loco No.52044 (L\u0026amp;Y No.957).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt would have been the final curtain for this long-lived class had it not been for the fortuitous intervention of Tony Cox. Mr. Cox was keen to save an L\u0026amp;Y loco and purchased No.957 from British Railways in 1960. This made it the second mainline British Railways loco to avoid the scrapheap and move to private ownership. 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The last of the class was delivered in 1887.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween the 5 builders of the Class 25, a total of 280 locos were completed. Though there were subtle differences from batch to batch, much of the design remained the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough designed as a freight loco, they proved themselves effective at mixed traffic duties and soon earned the nickname ‘Ironclad’. This was inspired by the battleships that were built around the same time. As they were efficient and quite numerous, Class 25s were assigned to most sheds throughout the L\u0026amp;Y.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarton Wright’s successor, John Aspinall, took over in 1886. His new designs of larger freight locos quickly outclassed the Class 25. So Aspinall promptly set about repurposing the older Class 25 examples for local goods and shunting duties. This was done by converting them to saddle tanks. By the time the conversions had been completed, only 50 ‘original’ Class 25 locos remained in service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe remaining locos would be inherited by the LMS, which gave them the power classification 2F. Withdrawals began in 1930. By the time British Railways took ownership of the Class 25s, just under half remained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter an impressive 72 years of service, the last surviving member of the class was withdrawn in 1959. This was loco No.52044 (L\u0026amp;Y No.957).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt would have been the final curtain for this long-lived class had it not been for the fortuitous intervention of Tony Cox. Mr. Cox was keen to save an L\u0026amp;Y loco and purchased No.957 from British Railways in 1960. This made it the second mainline British Railways loco to avoid the scrapheap and move to private ownership. 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By the time the conversions had been completed, only 50 ‘original’ Class 25 locos remained in service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe remaining locos would be inherited by the LMS, which gave them the power classification 2F. Withdrawals began in 1930. By the time British Railways took ownership of the Class 25s, just under half remained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter an impressive 72 years of service, the last surviving member of the class was withdrawn in 1959. This was loco No.52044 (L\u0026amp;Y No.957).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt would have been the final curtain for this long-lived class had it not been for the fortuitous intervention of Tony Cox. Mr. Cox was keen to save an L\u0026amp;Y loco and purchased No.957 from British Railways in 1960. This made it the second mainline British Railways loco to avoid the scrapheap and move to private ownership. 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By the time the conversions had been completed, only 50 ‘original’ Class 25 locos remained in service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe remaining locos would be inherited by the LMS, which gave them the power classification 2F. Withdrawals began in 1930. By the time British Railways took ownership of the Class 25s, just under half remained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter an impressive 72 years of service, the last surviving member of the class was withdrawn in 1959. This was loco No.52044 (L\u0026amp;Y No.957).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt would have been the final curtain for this long-lived class had it not been for the fortuitous intervention of Tony Cox. Mr. Cox was keen to save an L\u0026amp;Y loco and purchased No.957 from British Railways in 1960. This made it the second mainline British Railways loco to avoid the scrapheap and move to private ownership. No. 957 would be moved to the Keighley \u0026amp; Worth Valley Railway in 1965, where it remains to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo many people, No. 957 is better known as the ‘Green Dragon’. Repainted into the striking green livery of the fictitious Great Northern and Southern Railway, it took a starring role in the 1970 feature film ‘The Railway Children’. Earning itself worldwide fame. It also featured in several other BBC motion pictures, such as ‘Born and Bred’ and the remake of ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Rapido Trains UK OO Gauge rendition of the L\u0026amp;Y Class 25 ‘Ironclad’ 0-6-0 will be available in a variety of liveries, including two that represent it during different periods of its preservation history\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido Trains UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58176169836928,"sku":"RAP-817513","price":280.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0225\/2858\/9896\/files\/817013-Blue-1-Shadow-Alpha.png?v=1780042586"}],"url":"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/collections\/rapido-oo-gauge-l-y-class-25-ironclad-0-6-0.oembed?page=2","provider":"Rails of Sheffield","version":"1.0","type":"link"}