Production: 1958

History
The 1625 steam engine was classified by Lionel as a Switcher steam locomotive. It is a small steam engine and shares its boiler casting with the 1615 steam switcher. This switcher was available as a separate sale item or in a single military train set. By 1958, interest in trains was decreasing and sales of the 1625 were poor. This engine and tender combination was discontinued after only a single year in the catalogue and is one of the rarer switchers produced by Lionel during the postwar years.

The heavy die-cast locomotive and relatively light tender are an unusual combination. However, since the locomotive is designed to haul only a few cars, it will look great working in any freight yard or hauling a freight train over a short distance.

Features
The 1625 switcher has the following standard features: an 0-4-0 wheel arrangement with detailed driving wheel hardware, black die-cast boiler, three-position E-unit, headlight, wire handrailings plus a front step and an operating front coupler. Although the bolier front has holders for marker lights, the 1625 was never sold with simulated marker lens.

A 1625T slope-back tender was always included with this locomotive. Standard features of the 1625T include metal bar-end trucks and an operating coupler.

Additional Detail, Photos & Box Information
The length of a 1625 is approximately 9" (front to back) while the length of the 1625 and 1625T tender is approximately 15" long (coupler to coupler).

The steam locomotive did not include a smoke and the tender was always a non-whistling type.

Only Known Variation - Shown in the photo above. - All 1625s are black with a 1625T tender.