CLASS 25

Sub class:

25/0

25/1

25/2

25/3

25/9

TOPS number range:

25001 25025

25026 25082

25083 25247

25248 25327

25901 25912

1957 BR number range:

D5151-D5175

D5176-D5232

D5233-D7597

D7598-D7677

Modified from 25/3

Former class codes:

D12/1, later 12/1

D12/1, later 12/1

D12/1, later 12/1

D12/1, later 12/1
D7598-D7619 classified 12/1A

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Built by:

BR Darlington

BR Darlington,
BR Derby

BR Darlington,
BR Derby

BR Derby,
Beyer Peacock

Rebuilt by BR Crewe

Introduced:

1961-62

1963

1963-66

1965-67

Modified 1986

Wheel arrangement:

Bo-Bo

Bo-Bo

Bo-Bo

Bo-Bo

Bo-Bo

Weight (operational):

72 tonnes

72 tonnes

76 tonnes

76 tonnes

76 tonnes

Height:

12ft 8in

12ft 8in

12ft 8in

12ft 8in

12ft 8in

Width:

9ft 1 in

9ft 1 in

9ft 1 in

9ft 1 in

9ft 1 in

Length:

50ft 6in

50ft 6in

50ft 6in

50ft 6in

50ft 6in

Min curve negotiable:

4 Chains

4 Chains

4 Chains

4 Chains

4 Chains

Maximum speed:

90 mph

90 mph

90 mph

90 mph

60 mph

Wheelbase:

36ft 6in

36ft 6in

36ft 6in

36ft 6in

36ft 6in

Bogie wheelbase:

8ft 6in

8ft 6in

8ft 6in

8ft 6in

8ft 6in

Bogie pivot centres:

28ft

28ft

28ft

28ft

28ft

Wheel diameter:

3ft 9in

3ft 9in

3ft 9in

3ft 9in

3ft 9in

Brake type:

Vacuum

Vacuum, later Dual

Vacuum, later Dual

Vacuum, later Dual

Dual

Sanding equipment:

Pneumatic

Pneumatic

Pneumatic

Pneumatic

Pneumatic

Heating type:

Steam - Stone 4610, mostly isolated in later years

Steam - Stone 4610, mostly isolated in later years

Steam - Stone 4610 fitted to D7568-D7597, mostly isolated in later years

Not fitted

Not fitted

Route availability:

5

5

5

5

5

Coupling restriction:

Blue Star

Blue Star

Blue Star

Blue Star

Blue Star

Brake force:

38 tonnes

38 tonnes

38 tonnes

38 tonnes

38 tonnes

Engine type:

Sulzer 6LDA 28B

Sulzer 6LDA 28B

Sulzer 6LDA 28B

Sulzer 6LDA 28B

Sulzer 6LDA 28B

Engine horsepower:

1,250hp

1,250hp

1,250hp

1,250hp

1,250hp

Power at rail:

949hp

949hp

949hp

949hp

949hp

Tractive effort:

45,0001b

45,0001b

45,0001b

45,0001b

45,0001b

Cylinder bore:

11 in

11 in

11 in

11 in

11 in

Cylinder stroke:

14 in

14 in

14 in

14 in

14 in

Main generator type:

AEI RTB 15656

AEI RTB 15656

AEI RTB 15656

AEI RTB 15656

AEI RTB 15656

Aux generator type:

AEI RTB 7440

AEI RTB 7440

AEI RTB 7440

AEI RTB 7440

AEI RTB 7440

Number of traction motors:

4

4

4

4

4

Traction motor type:

AEI 137BX

AEI 253AY

AEI 253AY

AEI 253AY

AEI 253AY

Gear ratio:

67:18

67:18

67:18

67:18

67:18

Fuel tank capacity:

500gal

500gal

500gal

500gal

500gal

Cooling water capacity:

187gal

187gal

187gal

187gal

187gal

Boiler water capacity:

580gal

580gal

580gal

Not fitted

Not fitted

Lub oil capacity:

10Ogal

10Ogal

10Ogal

10Ogal

10Ogal

Boiler fuel capacity:

From main supply

From main supply

From main supply

Not fitted

Not fitted

Last updated 11/12/05