Class 25
25185 (D7535 Mercury)
Sulzer Type 2 power on the Kingswear line! Class 25 D7535 Mercury (Ex BR 25185) is seen in action on the Dartmouth Steam Railway during a special Class 25 running day on 26th May 2017. One of almost 600 Sulzer Type 2s (151 Class 24s, 327 Class 25s, 47 Class 26s & 68 Class 27s), she was built at Derby in March 1965, and was initially allocated to Nottingham (16A) before being withdrawn from Crewe Diesel in November 1984. Subsequently purchased for preservation on the Dartmouth Steam Railway, she has now spent over 30 years based on the Kingswear line, longer than she actually spent in BR service.
Making a rare passenger appearance on the Kingswear line, we see Sulzer Type 2 / Class 25 D7535 Mercury, the former BR 25185, working hard over the tortous gradients of the Dartmouth Steam Railway on 21st April 2017. The Class 25 is usually confined to PW duties, and the railway is to be highly commended for providing these additional workings to cater for diesel enthusiasts and railfans, with further Type 2 outings planned for May 13th & May 26th. It would be good if all preserved railways were as enterprising! Providing railfans with a glimpse of how the Kingswear line would have appeared in the 1970s with a 25 at the head of a Kingswear or Exeter bound local! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LYXv7wxAIk
Making a wonderful noise from her Sulzer engine, Class 25 D7535 Mercury, the former BR 25185, leaves Greenway Halt and restarts the ascent of Greenway Bank as she heads the 1415 Kingswear - Paignton Queen's Park on Friday 21st April 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZXA0sN1CAQ
With her 6 cylinder Sulzer power plant making a wonderful noise, Class 25 D7535 Mercury (Ex BR 25185) climbs Goodrington Bank on the Dartmouth Steam Railway as she heads the 1330 Paignton Queen's Park - Kingswear on 21st April 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTufMMOnjwo
25278 (D7628) Sybilla
In a recreation of the classic days of diesel traction on the Whitby branch, Sulzer Type 2 Class 25/3 D7628 Sybilla, the former 25278, passes Sleights working the 1T16 1500 Pickering - Whitby on 21st May 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMPlmErqsxM
Recalling loco hauled workings on the Whitby branch in the 1960s, Class 25/3 25278 (D7628) Sybilla enters Ruswarp Station working the 1T17 1710 Whitby - Pickering working on 21st May 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpjZaIYQyFY