🚆 SULZER ARRIVES AT STAVERTON 🚆 25262, a British Rail Class 25 Sulzer locomotive, arrives at Staverton Station on the South Devon Railway. The loco was travelling from Buckfastleigh to Totnes during the railway's recent Diesel Gala, carrying the headboard "The Ratcatcher". A total of 327 Sulzer Type 2 locos were built at Darlington, Derby and Manchester between 1961 and 1967. Primarily designed for freight, they also hauled passenger services and were nicknamed "Rats" due to the sense they cou

🚅 SULZER STARS AT SOUTH DEVON DIESEL GALA 🚅 25262, a British Rail Class 25 Sulzer locomotive, was one of the stars of the show at the South Devon Railway's Diesel Gala today. With its distinctive sound, the loco is shown passing the level crossing at Nappers Halt, near Staverton, on its way from Buckfastleigh to Totnes. It was carrying the headboard "The Sulzer Salute". A total of 327 Sulzer Type 2 locos were built at Darlington, Derby and Manchester between 1961 and 1967. Primarily designed f

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278K views · 5.7K reactions | Caledonian Railway No. 828 and Class 25 25185 are hauling our trains today! Why not come and hear the fabulous sound of this 125yr old engine steaming along. Tunbridge Wells West departures 10:00, 11:15, 12:45, 14:00 & 15:30. Eridge departures 10:35, 11:50, 13:20, 14:35 & 16:05.  Scott Taylor | Spa Valley Railway - Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent | Facebook

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MODEL RAILWAY SHOW - TODAY 20TH SEPTEMBER! 10:00 to 17:00 at the Spa Valley Railway with 30 model railways and 10 trade stages, a 12-page guide is included with tickets too. Heritage trains using Bulleid Pacific 34053 ‘Sir Keith Park’, Class 31/4 31430 ‘Sister Dora’ and Class 207 DEMU 1317. Tunbridge Wells West departures: 10:00, 10:50, 11:40, 12:30, 13:20, 14:10, 15:00, 15:50, 16:40, 17:50, 19:00 & 20:15. Eridge departures: 10:50, 11:40, 12:30, 13:20, 14:10, 15:00, 15:50, 16:40, 17:15, 18:25, 1

The British Rail Class 25 – Britain’s Unsung Diesel Workhorse 🚆 Built between 1961 and 1967, the British Rail Class 25, also known as the Sulzer Type 2, became one of the most important diesel locomotives of the British Rail era. Reliable, versatile, and found almost everywhere, these locos handled everything from heavy freight to passenger services — including the famous summer Saturday holiday trains to Aberystwyth. Often overshadowed by larger and more glamorous classes, the Class 25 quietly