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The sixteen year one month year career of D5015/24015 included allocations to the London Midland Region and and Scottish Region.
Built Derby Locomotive Works. Allocations The frames for D5015 were laid down during the early spring of 1959 at Derby Works. D5015 was new to Crewe South (5B) on May 30th 1959. Further transfers were:
June 1959 to Derby (17A) on loan. Renumbered April 1974. After withdrawal 24015 was stored at Eastfield until October 1976 when it moved to Glasgow Works. On May 2nd 1976 it moved to Doncaster Works, where it was broken up by January 1977. Movement: 24015/16/71, 24117 Glasgow Works – Doncaster May 3rd 1976, (behind 26046 at Berwick). Works Visits Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works January & February 1960 (collision damage). Highlights
1959 Delivered new from Derby during June D5015 had a hectic time during its first year in service, being allocated to Crewe South, Derby, Crewe South, Camden, Willesden and Camden again, where it then settled down for six years service at the southern end of the WCML. Whilst allocated to Crewe South the summer timetable saw D5015 working on several routes. This included the 7.35pm Holyhead - Birmingham from Crewe, returning with the following morning's 6.30am all stations Birmingham - Crewe. So noted were D5015/16 and D5015/30. The first pair mentioned were involved in working June 9th - 13th's 08.00am Birmingham - Newcastle between Derby and York, returning on the 12.43pm Newcastle - Bristol as far as Derby. On August 5th D5015 worked the 8.25pm Crewe - Birmingham New Street. On October 15th D5015 was stabled at Camden along with D211, D213 & D223. The winter timetable commencing November 2nd found D5015/16/18/19 taking over some of the local workings out of Euston.
1960
On June 4th D5015 was noted at Manchester Central with a passenger service for Liverpool. On July 13th D5015 worked the 20.00 Euston - Tring.
1963 D5015 was noted at Derby Works from July through November.
1964 On July 2nd D5015 worked the 3B19 10.53 Euston - Rugby parcels.
On October 11th D5015 & D5052 were noted at Doncaster Works. On Sunday November 15th D5004, D5006, D5007, D5015, D5032, D5074 & D5080 were stabled at Willesden.
1965
On the evening of April 27th D5015 was stabled at Camden. On May 14th D5015 worked the 06.20 Bletchley - Northampton. On the morning of October 20th D5015 was stabled at Rugby. After spending just over five years at London area sheds D5015 moved north to Bescot (2F) during December.
1967
1968
1969 Condition August: green livery with small yellow warning panels, squared upper corners, yellow panel covers frame level stripe; full size water tank, shortened fuel tank, valencing in place, SKF axleboxes, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps.
1971 In October the Scottish Region Polmadie depot (66A) became home for 5015/16/17 and many of their sisters, being used to retire the few remaining NBL & Clayton locomotives from the fleet.
1972
1973 Condition date uncertain but prior to renumbering: blue/yellow livery, yellow livery applied to roof gutter, gangway doors sheeted over, headcode discs centered on cabfront, full size fuel tank, shortened water tank fitted, no blanking plates, hand/footholds plated over, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, side ventilators 5/4 non-BIS side.
1975 Condition final: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors sheeted over, full size fuel tank, shortened water tank fitted, hand/footholds plated over, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, flat sided sandboxes. flk 0322 (1)
Page added July 5th 2016.
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