Heljan Class 25 'Tamworth Castle' (OO Gauge) in Ice Cream Van Livery

Heljan finally Decided to release the long awaited class 25, this one being in ice cream van delivery, a custom one-off celebrity local livery. this loco is preserved on the Churnet Valley Railway and I take a full look at the model and real life loco.

00:13 - Intro
00:35 - The Model
01:35 - Up Close Look
02:58 Details & Lights
05:07 - Side of Loco
07:31 - Tail Lights and rear cab
08:54 - Body Removal and DCC Fitting
10:15 - Churnet Valley Railway
10:51 - DCC Chip Fault
11:46 - Real Life loco
12:33 - Ice Cream Van Livery and History
15:32 - Loco performance
16:44 - Summing Up

Links to my videos with the real loco!!

I will be doing a comparison video of this locomotive vs the Bachmann class 25/3 in BR Blue, weathered, so watch out for that!

Thank you so much for watching, please let me know your thoughts and comments, and please hit that like button, as the more I get, the more videos I want to make!

[bennickss]

Very good. I will soon to own a Bachmann version of this engine, if I had number transfers in the right colour I'd renumber it to 25322 as preserved

[Warbler-Productions]

I’ve got the 1990s condition version of this loco, there was a Cast Nameplate made then but it was removed before the loco went into Preservation, I think one nameplate is owned by the Castle off the same name, not too sure though. The green one is just as stunning and includes a Tysley shed plate on each cab end along with different 4 character head codes at each end. Just need to get a digital chip for mine and I can use it.

[ModelRailway]

Lovely well balanced review. I received the BR Blue 25252 version yesterday and also very pleased ... enjoy your model 👍

[tattoo]

Nicely presented, fabulous detail on the 25 especially the fine details that makes it stand out. Cheers.👍

[paulhayward]

I too have a Heljan class 25 and that is exalent . I dont see for the sake of a very few details from a distance makes .In my view if it looks right then it is

[derrickpensom]

Received mine yesterday and The Model Centre edition arrived Wednesday

[rowdyperson]

Personally I think that Heljan and Bachmann are working together maybe to fix high prices. I say this as Bachmann have suddenly started selling the Heljan class 58 on the EFE sales page and were well advanced regards re making their class 25. Then Heljan suddenly come out with this at the same time Bachmann were due to release their version. I smell a rat. Remember Heljan were going to release this at £135 and Bachman at £152. Then this apparent Heljan model comes out at £1 more than the Bachmann one was going to be released at.

[timhubbard]

I don't like this. It would look so much better in BR Green.

[mikeking]

Ok why have you not mentioned the fact that the lights are working wrongly? The tail lights are on when running forward, and the head lights come on when it's running in reverse! I have seen this on another 25 review and it was on "normal" DC power, so this would seem to be a manufacturing fault, and something that needs addressing. I for one won’t be buying one, unless I know for certain that everything is ok with it. Hattons or wherever you got from ought to ding a product recall on these models. Totally unacceptable in this day and age! And yes the buffers are going to be made of metal and yes they are very shiny!