Bachmann 32-344SFX

Class 25/2 25085 BR Blue

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Prototype Era
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

The Class 25 Diesel Locomotive has long been a fixture of the Bachmann Branchline OO scale range, but this all-new model owes nothing to its predecessors. Designed from the rails up, this new family Class 25s from Bachmann Branchline encompasses Class 25/1s, 25/2s and 25/3s, capturing the differences – some small, some anything but – between the three distinct types. Regardless of the particular locomotive being depicted, every model features high fidelity mouldings and numerous separately fitted parts, with the utmost attention to detail paid to the features of the prototype.

Our new Class 25 is brought to life with an exquisite livery application using true-to-prototype colours, fonts and logos. Following the precedent set by the Bachmann Branchline Class 47, and subsequently the 37 and 31 too, the Class 25 features a full lighting suite and is available in three formats; standard, SOUND FITTED or SOUND FITTED DELUXE as in the case of the example – this award winning specification features our motorised radiator fan system and authentic tinted windscreen!

 

DETAIL VARIATIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL

BACHMANN BRANCHLINE CLASS 25 SPECIFICATION

MECHANISM:

DETAILING:

LIGHTING:

DCC:

SOUND:

LIVERY APPLICATION:

SOUNDS

F0 - Directional Lights - On / Off (plus Light Switch Sound)

F1 - Sound On/Off

F2 - Brake

F3 - Single Horn

F4 - Two-Tone Horn

F5 - Light Engine Mode

F6 - Engine Idle

F7 - Speed Lock

F8 - Cold Start

F9 - Flange Squeal (Speed Related)

F10 - Despatch Whistle

F11 - Buffering Up

F12 - Coupling Up / Uncoupling

F13 - Compressor

F14* - Fan Operation & Noise

F15 - Detonators

F16 - Combined Pump

F17 - Auto Wagon Buffering

F18 - On - Driver's Door Opening / Off - Driver's Door Closing

F19 - Fade All Sounds

F20 - No. 1 End (Fan) Directional Lights Off

F21 - No. 2 End (non-Fan) Directional Lights Off

F22 - Cab Light On - No. 1 End

F23 - Cab Light On - No. 2 End

F24 - Engine Room Lights

F25 - Automatic Drain Trap

F26 - Shunt Mode

F27 - Volume Down

F28 - Volume Up

* Fan Operation and Sounds are activated as part of the Sound Project with F1 On. F14 allows you to override this and activate on demand.

Analogue Users: Please note that normal load running sounds and any other automatic or randomised sounds will also operate, along with fan operation and sounds, when this model is used on analogue control (DC) straight from the box!

 

CLASS 25 HISTORY

Following publication of the British Railways Modernization Plan in 1955, the British Rail Class 25 diesels were introduced into service in 1961 and were more powerful than the Class 24 Bo-Bo diesels introduced three years earlier.  A total of 325 Class 25 Diesel Locomotives over several sub-types were built, most at BR Derby, but some were constructed at Crewe and Darlington with a further 26 built by Beyer Peacock of Manchester. 

As Type 2 locomotives, the Class 25s were often seen working in pairs to increase operational power.  The class was, however, a true mixed traffic locomotive, equally at home on either passenger or mixed freight duties.  They were well suited to the task of replacing steam traction on duties over a wide area of the British Railways system and were allocated to numerous depots across the Eastern, London Midland, Scottish and Western Regions.  Although not allocated to the Southern Region, they were often seen on incoming and through traffic from the other regions.  Following closure of numerous lines in the late 1960s and the resultant loss of passenger work, during the 70s & 80s they were more likely to be seen on either freight, newspaper, parcels or specialized duties. with notable examples including the provision of train heating for steam hauled specials in their swansong years.  The Class was finally withdrawn from service in 1987, but twenty preserved locomotives survive to the present day.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Bachmann
Range
Branchline
Product Code
32-344SFX
GTIN
803393088330
RRP
£339.95
Catalogue
Summer 2024
Release date
September 2024

Model details

DCC status
DCC Sound Fitted
Features
Interior lighting

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
Class 25

* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

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