Derby Works Views
Derby Works 1947 - 1972
Derby Works 1973 - 1983
Derby Works 1984 - 1987
Pranged & Banged
Class 08's*Classes 20/37/40/50*Classes 24/25*Classes 26/27/33*Class 31*DMU/EMU etc*
Around Derby Station
Station views*The Jolly Fisherman*A Snowy Day*
Guest Pages
A showcase of Class 24/25 photographs provided by those that have stopped by this website.
Aylesbury A selection generally from the Aylesbury & Home Counties area.
Barrow A second selection features Barrow and the surrounding coastal area.
Chester A third array of photographs from the Cheshire/Lancashire area.
60's & 70's Black & White Black & White views from around the country.
From a Railway Chaplain From the camera of the late Kevin Hughes.
Midland Views Class 25's on Midland Metals.
Aberdeen area Sulzers and more from Mike Cooper.
Watford in the 1980's Class 25's around Watford and some withdrawn views.
Aberdeen - Elgin - a Class 25 hauled freight from 1977.
Rhyl & much more - Sulzers along the North Wales main line.
Colwyn Bay & the A55 - Sulzers & road improvements in the Colwyn Bay area.
Leamington Spa - Sulzer powered workings over the Washwood Heath - Banbury route.
Nuneaton - Memories from a Nuneaton driver.
Coventry - Nuneaton line - 1970/80's freight train memories.
Depot Histories
A look at the depots that had allocations of the Class 24/25's, includes fleet history and photographs.
Inverness Thornaby Willesden & Camden Toton Gateshead Holbeck Laira Springs Branch
Holbeck Memories
The pages below are filled with memories and material provided by a Holbeck driver. Although the pages do contain alot of 'Sulzer' related material, they also contain much else that could be found in the Holbeck/Leeds area and the routes that Holbeck men operated over.
Part 1 - Depot details, weekday Pit Book workings & other memories.
Part 2 - Weekend Pit Book details, Deltic happenings, cab views and other memories.
Part 3 - Scenes from the cab & other locations of the Liverpool - Leeds route.
Part 4 - Scenes from the cab of the Leeds - Hull route, Road learning & Rescue jobs.
Part 5 - Scenes from the cab of the Settle - Carlisle route.
Part 6 - Scenes along the Leeds - Skipton - Morecambe route.
Part 7 - The NE/SW Derby - Leeds/Bradford route.
Selecting any of the numbers below will bring you to views and a potted history of the locomotive.
Class 24's (D5000 - D5150, 24001 - 24150) an * denotes pre-TOPS photographs.
5000/24005* 24001* - 24003* 24004* - 24006 24007 - 24009*
24015/16/17*
24021 24025* 24026 - 24029*
24030* - 24032 24033* - 24035* 24038*
24042/43/44 5051* 24053* 24054*
24061 - 24065*
24074* 24077 - 24079*
24081 - 24083*
24090* 24094* 24098 - 24101*
24102 - 24111* The Consett - Tyne Dock iron ore locomotives
24114 - 24132*
24133 - 24142* 24143 - 24146* 24147 - 24150*
Class 24's 1977 - 1980 Highlights from the final years of the LMR Class 24's.
Class 25's (5151 - 5299, 7500 - 7677, 25001 - 25327) an * denotes pre-TOPS photographs
25001 25005/06/07* 25008 - 25011*
25026*/27/28 25029/30/31
25032/33*/34 25035/36/37 25038*/39/40
25041*/42/43 25044/45/46
25051* 25057/58*/59 25065/66/67
25070*/71/72 25077/78*/79* 25083 - 25087* 25090 - 25095*
25100*/01*/02 25109-25112
25124 - 25129, 25236 the original Peak Forest - Northwich ICI limestone workings
25130 - 25133* 25143*
25173 25175/76/77 25181/82/83 25185 25190/191
25200* 25218*/219/220 25223/24/25*
25242* 25245/46/47* 25248/49*/50
7605, 25256/257/258
25261 - 25273 Eastfield's only new Class 25's
25268 25273 25278 25279 25295
25301 - 25304
25312/313 25314/315/316 25317/318*
25325 - 25327*
25912
The Ethels
RDB968007
March 1986 - March 1987 - The last year of operation for the Class 25's.
Class 25's - the first fifty withdrawals (May 1971 - October 1980).
Class 25's - the second fifty withdrawals (November 1980 - May 1981).
Class 25's - the third fifty withdrawals (May 1981 - November 1982).
Class 25's - the fourth fifty withdrawals (November 1982 - October 1983).
Class 25's - the fifth fifty withdrawals (November 1983 - June 1985).
Class 25's - the sixth fifty withdrawals (July 1985 - November 1986).
Class 25's - the last twenty seven (December 1986 - March 1987).
Unidentified Class 24/25's.
Class 25 Freight/Parcels workings.
The Mersey Ratcatcher - a brief look at the final Class 25 hauled railtour.
Royal duties for the 25's - Royal Train duty for the Class 25's.
The Peaks: D1 - D193, 44001 - 44010, 45001 - 45077, 45101 - 45150, 46001 - 46056
Class 44's.
Peaks on the NE/SW Route - Part 1 Edinburgh - Birmingham.
Peaks on the NE/SW Route - Part 2 Birmingham - Penzance.
Peaks on the St Pancras - Glasgow/Edinburgh Route.
Peaks on the secondary routes.
The Peaks last fling - 1987/1988.
The Demise of the Peaks.
The Named Class 45/46's.
Peaks and other Sulzers on the North Wales mainline.
WR adventures with some big Sulzers.
Class 44/45/46 nose end styles.
11/12/13*
60/61/62*
106
46035/36/37*
HS4000 'Kestrel' A look at the most powerful Sulzer powered diesel locomotive.
Design Changes A detailed look at design changes with the Class 24/25.
Blue Livery Differences Differences in the blue livery styles & number/emblem placement.
Class 24/25 cabs How the design evolved over ten years.
Derby & its 1,010 diesels A brief look at the 1,010 diesel locomotives built at Derby Locomotive Works.
Scrapyard Views Views from various scrapyards at BR Workshops.
Private Scrapyard Views Views from various private scrapyards.
Vic Berry's Yard Views from Vic Berry's Leicester Yard.
A Sulzer Engineer's Reminiscences Text & Views from 1959 - 1962.
A Sulzer Engineer's Memories Text & Views from 1965 - 1979.
A trip to Australia in search of the narrow gauge NSU diesels (2006).
A trip to Bolivia long extinct Sulzers and much more (2002).
A steam scrapyard at Uyuni, Bolivia (2002).
Millwright memories from Derby Works 1976 - 1982.
Fitter/Turner memories from Derby Works 1945 - 1963.
Associated Electrical Industries - a very brief introduction.
Armstrong Whitworth's Sulzer powered locos in the UK
Armstrong Whitworth worldwide production, 1929 - 1937.
Sulzer Engine Development for rail traction 1912 - 1990.
Sulzer Production Details A Worldwide Sulzer List - 'a work in progress'
Algeria*Argentina*
Australia - NSU Class
NT Class
*Bolivia*Brazil*Bulgaria*Cameroun*Ceylon*China*Cuba*Ecuador*
France - 1938 262 DB 1
68000 series
65500 series
French Shunters
*French West Africa*Germany*India*Ireland*Japan*Madagascar*Morocco*Nyasaland*Peru*Poland*Prussia & Saxony*Roumania*Sierra Leone*South Manchuria*Spain
Switzerland - BmB 6/6 class*CFF 1001 & 1002*Luggage vans & railcars*
Tunisia*Thailand*USA *USSR
Help!! Can you assist in identifying these locations please??
Sulzer powered ships A little detour into ships powered by Sulzer engines
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