The nineteen year career of D5023/24023 began with eighteen months on the Eastern Region before transferring to the London Midland Region for the rest of its career.
Built Derby Locomotive Works.
Full size fuel & water tanks (shortened water tank added later).
Four upper and four lower air filters on non-BIS side, three upper and four lower on BIS side.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 36 months.
Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 4 months.
Allocations
The frames for D5023 were laid down during the early summer of 1959 at Derby Works. D5023 was new to Ipswich (32B) on September 25th 1959. Further transfers were:
March 1961 to Watford (1C) on loan, made permanent April 1961.
June 1962 to Willesden (1A).
January 1965 to Camden (1B).
December 1965 to Bescot (2F).
April 1966 to Birmingham Division (D02).
June 1967 to Stoke Division (D05).
March 1972 to Manchester Division (D09).
May 1973 to Longsight.
August 1975 to Crewe.
November 2nd 1977 stored then reinstated the next day back to Crewe.
September 3rd 1978 - withdrawn.
Renumbered March 30th 1974.
24023 was finally withdrawn on September 3rd 1978 (noted on Crewe depot on September 29th) and moved to Doncaster Works with 24073 on October 23rd 1978 as the 05.00 Crewe - Doncaster 9Z10. The end came for 24023 by the end of December 1978.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works September 1961.
Noted Derby Works February & March 1962 (ex-works).
Noted Derby Works October 1962.
Noted Derby Works January 1963.
Noted Derby Works December 1963.
Noted Derby Works March/April & June 1966.
Noted Derby Works February 1970.
Noted Derby June - August 1975 (Classified, gangway doors sheeted over).
Highlights
Of the first thirty Class 24s built at Derby (D5000 - D5029) two received overhauls in the summer of 1975, 24009 at Glasgow and 24023 at Derby. Because of this classified repair late in the life of the Class, 24023 soldiered on for several years after her numerical sisters had gone to the scrapyard. Along with 24073 (which was withdrawn at the same time as 24023), 24023 represented the last of the Derby built Class 24s remaining in service.
1963
On the afternoon of June 1st D5023 was at Bletchley shed.
1964
On July 2nd D5023 worked the 2G54 16.50 Northampton - Birmingham.
1965
On April 4th D5023 worked the 18.12 Euston - Bletchley.
On July 10th D5023 & D5080 were noted on the Newhaven Harbour - Glasgow car-sleeper, presumably between Newhaven and the WCML. These were normally English Electric or Peak Type 4 diagrams.
1966
Class 24s stabled at Tyseley on November 27th were D5018, D5023, D5028 & D5143.
1967
On the morning of August 5th D5023 was noted at Springs Branch.
Shortly after mid-day on August 8th D5023 was noted at Wigan Wallgate with a freight.
On the afternoon of October 31st D5023 was shunting at Alsager.
1968
On the evening of May 16th D5023 was light engine at Crewe.
1969
Condition August: green livery with small yellow warning panels, squared upper corners, bottom of warning panel covers frame level stripe, all valencing present, full size fuel tank, shortened water tank, hand/footholds present, boiler room grilles present, ridge sided sandboxes, two-rung bogie mounted footstep, bufferbeam steam pipe connection removed (?), 'D' prefix present.
1972
5023 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T43) on May 25th.
5023 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T43) on August 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th & 16th.
1973
5023 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T43) on March 21st.
5023 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T43) on April 25th & 26th.
Condition July: blue/yellow livery.
On July 12th 5023 was noted at Bolton with a Horwich trip.
5023 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T43) on September 13th, 14th, 18th & 24th.
On the afternoon of November 2nd 5023 was stabled at York.
5023 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on December 22nd & 24th.
1974
24023 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T43) on September 6th & 8th and was noted at Newton Heath on September 21st.
On December 18th noted throughout the day at Manchester Victoria were 24020, 24022, 24023 & 24024. On December 19th 24023 was noted at Manchester Victoria. On the afternoon of December 22nd 24023 was noted at Reddish depot.
1975
On January 14th 24023 was noted at Manchester Victoria. At about 7am on January 15th 24023 was noted at Manchester Victoria with a down freight. 24023 was noted at Manchester Victoria on January 16th. 24023 was noted at Manchester Victoria on January 17th (Class 24s noted at Manchester Victoria on this day included 24021, 24023, 24025, 24026, 24027, 24033 & 24048).
On February 6th 24023 was noted at Manchester Victoria with the 7E67. On February 13th 24023 was noted at Manchester Victoria.
Condition March: blue/yellow livery, full size fuel tank, shortened fuel tank, hand/footholds plated over, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps, straight sided sandboxes.
Class 24s noted at Manchester Victoria on March 7th included 24020/023/024/027/052/055 & 24140. On March 9th 24023 was noted at Manchester Victoria.
24023 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on March 14th. At about 7am on March 25th 24023 was noted at Manchester Victoria with a down freight.
On the afternoon of May 12th 24023 was the Manchester Victoria banker.
On May 16th 24023 was noted at Manchester Victoria with the 9T50.
1976
24023 was at Birkenhead Mollington Street on April 3rd and at Shrewsbury on April 19th.
24023 and a brakevan were noted passing through Stoke on Trent on May 3rd.
On Sunday June 26th 24023 visited Sapperton with the tunnel inspection train, returning to Gloucester after the inspection.
24023 with two brake vans were noted at Warrington Arpley on July 25th.
1977
Date uncertain but believed to be circa February: 24023 noted with a train of empty merry-go-round wagons passing Toton, may have been some sort of shunting move, normally handled by Class 20s.
24023 & 24063 worked a late evening Trentham - Shotwick freight on February 17th.
24023 was noted at Birkenhead Mollington Street on March 19th. 24035 & 24023 were noted at St Helens Junction on the evening of March 24th.
24023 & 24035 were noted southbound at Stechford on April 15th with a freight headed for Rugby. 24023 was noted at Gloucester depot on April 30th.
On the afternoon of May 24th 24023 was noted at Stockport with a down ballast train.
24023 was noted at Guide Bridge on May 28th.
24023 was noted at Birkenhead Mollington Street on June 16th.
24023 was noted in the yard at Llandudno Junction on July 16th.
During the late morning of July 23rd 24023 was on an up van train at Prestatyn (4H07). On July 27th 24023 was noted at Chester with a down van train. On July 28th 24023 was noted passing Rhyl with a freight.
24023 was at Crewe depot on August 27th.
On October 17th 24023 was noted at Nuneaton. On October 24th 24023 was noted northbound through Leamington Spa with an engineer's ballast train.
On November 14th 24087 & 24023 were noted at Birkenhead North with iron ore for Shotton.
24023 was noted arriving at Stoke on Trent with a freight on December 1st.
The empty stock for a morning relief service from Birmingham New Street to Norwich was brought from Oxley to New Street by 24023 (need date).
24023 was noted at Crewe station on a damp December 31st.
1978
24023 was noted at Springs Branch depot on a very wet January 21st. 24023 & 25161 were noted at Bidston sidings on the afternoon of January 27th with an iron ore working.
On February 2nd 24023 & 24133 worked the morning Cockshute - Oakamoor sand empties.
A Glazebrook - Warrington Arpley freight was worked by 24023 on March 18th.
On March 23rd 24023 was stabled at York.
On April 2nd 24023 was noted with a loaded ballast train at Basford Hall. On April 12th 24023 worked a Llandudno Town (?) - Crewe.
24023 was stabled at Chester on May 20th.
On May 25th 24023 worked the afternoon Stoke-on-Trent to Stafford freight and its return working.
24023 & 24081 were noted on the Shotwick iron ore workings on June 8th & 14th and were noted running light engines Garston - Birkenhead on June 17th.
On July 5th 24023 was noted at Sandycroft with covered hoppers and a brakevan, possibly with sulphur from Mostyn dock.
During 24023's final summer in service, it was noted on passenger workings on the North Wales mainline. The significant diagram started with the 09.42 Llandudno - Manchester Victoria, then the 13.30 to Llandudno, the 16.42 to Crewe, the 20.30 to Bangor and finally the 22.45 to Llandudno Junction. 24023 worked this diagram on July 6th, 7th (a wet day, the train comprised six coaches), being noted stabled at Llandudno Junction July 8th, then back to the passenger diagram on 11th & 12th, on the latter date it was replaced at Crewe by 24063. 24023 was noted at Bescot on July 24th and at Llandudno Junction stabling point on July 29th. 24023 returned to the previously mentioned passenger diagram on July 31st and August 1st, 2nd.
On August 10th 24023 was at Crewe depot.
24023 was noted at Llandudno Junction stabling point on August 12th and on the 14th it returned to the previously mention passenger diagram. 24023 was at Crewe depot on August 16th & 31st.
24023 was finally withdrawn on September 3rd 1978.
Condition final: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors sheeted over, full size fuel tank, shortened fuel tank, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, straight sided sandboxes, bufferbeam steam pipe connection removed.
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Last updated September 5th 2022.
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