7 1/4 inch gauge General Electric U25B battery electric

A scratch built 7 1/4 inch gauge GE U25B, a commercially successful diesel electric locomotive designed and built by General Electric from the late fifties. By the end of production in 1966, 478 had been built.

At 2500hp it was, when first introduced, the most powerful locomotive of its type, demonstrators being sent out to several railroads for trials, including the Rock Island Line.

A large and imposing model, the locomotive is just under eight feet long and weighs in at nearly one and a half hundredweight without batteries.

Built and painted to a good standard, details include dummy windscreen wipers, compressed air hoses, front and rear running lights and buckeye couplings.

Driven by a pair of 24 volt, 20 amp PM63/50-24 motors by Electric Motor Developments of Essex - one on each bogie - with 4QD control board. Supplied with a set of three brand new batteries - two driving the motors, the third providing 12 volts for the sound card and lights, whilst also adding useful adhesive weight.