The sixteen year one month year career of D5018/24018 began with allocations to the London Midland Region, Southern Region and Scottish Region.
Built Derby Locomotive Works.
Delivered with Athermos axleboxes (D5010 - D5019) (retained at least until April 1973).
Full size fuel & water tanks (shortened water tank fitted later).
Air filters: five upper and four lower on non-BIS side, four upper and four lower on BIS side.
Headcode discs centered on cab front (Glasgow modification).
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: ?? months.
Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 10 months.
Allocations
The frames for D5018 were laid down during the spring of 1959 at Derby Works. D5018 was new to Crewe South (5B) on June 27th 1959. Further transfers were:
July 1959 to Derby (17A) on loan.
September 1959 to Crewe South (5B).
October 1959 to Camden (1B).
April 1960 to Hither Green (73A) on loan.
May 13th 1960 to Camden (1B).
December 1965 to Bletchley (1E).
March 1966 to Crewe North (5A).
April 1966 to Stoke Division (D05).
September 1966 to Birmingham Division (D02).
June 1967 to to Stoke Division (D05).
October 1971 to Polmadie (66A).
March 1972 to Eastfield (65A).
July 7th 1975 stored serviceable.
August 16th 1975 - withdrawn.
Renumbered April 16th 1974.
After withdrawal 24018 was stored at Carlisle until August 1975 when it moved to Cadder Yard during October, remaining here until October 1975 when it moved to Glasgow Works. On January 23rd 1976 24018 moved to Doncaster Works and was broken up there during June 1976.
Movement: 24003/12/18/96 Glasgow Works – Doncaster (via ECML) January 23rd 1976.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works May - July 1961.
Noted Derby Works January - March & August 1962.
Noted Derby Works January - March 1963.
Noted Derby Works January, February, May, June, September 1964.
Noted Derby Works August 1965.
Noted Derby Works March 1966.
Highlights
1959
D5018 was noted in almost ex-works condition alongside Platform 6 at Derby on July 13th.
Condition July: green livery with frame level stripe, Athermos axle boxes, ridge sided sandboxes, two rung bogie mounted footsteps, full size fuel & water tanks, air filters non-BIS side 5/4.
The August bank holiday weekend saw a considerable use of Type 2s (both the BR/Sulzer & Metro Vick types) out of St Pancras, being common on Derby & Nottingham services, frequently doubleheaded. Cricklewood’s new diesel multiple units were also in use, running as reliefs in eight coach formations. As the week continued the number of pairings eased off, on August 29th the 8.45am Manchester - St Pancras had D5706 with eleven coaches, similarly noted was D5018 on an up eleven coach relief on September 12th, three days later (15th) the same machine was piloting the Up ‘Palatine’ with 44855 on nine coaches.
1960
On May 10th D5018 worked the 20.00 Euston - Tring.
1961
On August 21st D5018 worked the 18.06 Euston - Northampton.
1963
Severe weather resumed on January 18th plunging many parts of the country into a further week of struggles. The severe weather reached the East Coast, with heavy freezing, causing adhesion problems for the DMU’s working on the steeply graded lines of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Further south the GE line Type 4’s from Stratford were not doing well with a number of Type 2s substituting. So noted during this period was D5044 on the 12.40 Harwich - Rugby and D5018 on the 5.15 Colchester - Glasgow, both diesels being replaced at Peterborough.
Condition no date circa 1963: green livery with small yellow warning panels, curved upper corners, warning panel covers frame level stripe; steam style shedplate on cabfront, Athermos axleboxes, two rung bogie mounted footsteps, air filters non-BIS side 5/4.
Condition October (cab side view only): green livery with small yellow warning panels, curved upper corners, warning panel covers frame level stripe; steam style shedplate on cabfront, Athermos axleboxes, two rung bogie mounted footsteps, full size fuel & water tanks, ridged sandboxes, exhaust located above engine room (?).
1964
On July 4th D5018 was southbound at Watford Junction with empty coaching stock.
On Sunday November 15th D5016, D5018 & D5022 were stabled on Camden shed.
1965
1966
Class 24s stabled at Tyseley on November 27th were D5018, D5023, D5028 & D5143.
1967
Noted at Stoke on Trent on the afternoon of August 3rd were light engines D5000 & D5018 and D5024 with an up freight.
1968
On the afternoon of April 22nd D5018 & D5029 were light engines at Crewe.
1971
On the morning of June 1st 5018 was noted at Banbury.
On the afternoon of July 12th 5018 was at Crewe with a parcels train.
1972
On September 30th 5018 was noted on a Glasgow Central - Kilmarnock - ?? service, believed to be a special.
1973
On April 21st 5018 was noted at Dundee depot.
Condition April: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors sheeted over, headcode discs centered on cab front, Athermos axle boxes, straight sided sandboxes, air filters non-BIS side 5/4, Glasgow positioned blue star coupling codes, centered but higher than normal at hinge level of lower discs, blanking plates fitted .
1974
On July 21st 24018 was noted southbound at Stirling with a mixed freight.
1975
On July 1st 24018 was noted eastbound at Haymarket with a freight.
Condition at withdrawal: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors sheeted over, headcode discs centered on cab front, SKF axle boxes, ridge sided & straight sided sandboxes, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps (at least No.2 cab), air filters non-BIS side 5/4, Glasgow positioned blue star coupling codes, centered but higher than normal at hinge level of lower discs, blanking plates fitted .
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