Built Crewe Locomotive Works.
Full size fuel & water tanks (retained until withdrawn).
Four upper and four lower air filters on non-BIS side, three upper and four lower on BIS side.
Gangway doors never removed.
Roof modification (above generator/brake cubicle): original style retained until withdrawn (raised panels).
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 48 months.
Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 12 months.
Allocations
The frames for D5031 were laid down during the spring of 1959 at Crewe Works. D5031 was new to March (31B) on June 25th 1959. Further transfers were:
August 1959 to Stratford (30A)
January 1961 to Willesden (1A)
September 1961 to Watford (1C)
February 1963 to Willesden (1A)
April 1966 to London Division (D01)
November 1966 to Birmingham Division (D02)
August 1967 to Stoke Division (D05)
May 1973 to Crewe
July 6th 1975 stored serviceable
October 4th 1975 - withdrawn.
Renumbered February 27th 1974.
24031 was stored at Crewe from July 1975 to October 18th 1976, when it was forwarded to Swindon Works and scrapped there by the end of October 1976.
Movement: 24026/31/44/76 Crewe – Swindon October 18th, 1976 by 25245.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works February, May & June 1961.
Noted Crewe Works December 1961.
Noted Derby Works November 1962.
Noted Derby Works March & December 1963.
Noted Glasgow Works April 1965.
Noted Derby Works September 1966.
Noted Derby Works August 1968.
Noted Derby Works August 1969 (collision repairs - released in green livery).
Noted Derby Works July - September 1971 (to blue/yellow livery?).
Noted Derby Works November 1973.
1959
D5031 was delivered from Crewe Works to March (31B) on June 25th 1959. After about six weeks at March D5031 was transferred to Stratford (30A).
Condition new: green livery with frame level stripe, full size fuel & water tanks, ridge sided sandboxes, two rung bogie mounted footsteps, side ventilators 4/4 non BIS side, 3/4 BIS side.
1961
During January D5031 moved to Willesden (1A). D5031 visited Derby Works in February, May & June. In September D5031 moved to Watford (1C) and paid a visit to Crewe Works in December.
On July 2nd D5031 was stabled at Willesden, seemingly in original condition, though an electrification flash is on the bottom of one of the gangway doors.
Condition no month: green livery with frame level stripe, full size fuel & water tanks, no blanking plates, hand/footholds present, cantrail water filler cover present, ridge sided sandboxes, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps.
1962
On the late afternoon of February 3rd D5031 worked a ten coach Euston - Northampton service.
D5031 was at Derby Works during November.
1963
In February D5031 returned to Willesden (1A). D5031 visited Derby Works during March & December.
1964
On the morning of April 29th D5031 was at Rugby with a down Class C freight.
On May 7th D5031 worked the 3K07 11.27 Euston - Crewe parcels.
On May 23rd D5031 worked the eight coach 16.50 Northampton - Birmingham New Street.
On June 3rd D5031 worked the eight coach 17.27 Euston - Rugby.
On the afternoon of July 23rd D5031 & 45689 'Ajax' were noted at Rugby with the 4S68 14.18 Willesden - Sighthill freight.
On July 29th D5031 worked the 3B19 10.53 Euston - Rugby parcels.
Presumably deputising for a Type 4 D5031 & D5141 worked the 19.40 Euston - Perth/Inverness out of Euston on August 7th.
1965
D5031 worked the 13.55 Euston - Northampton on February 26th.
On September 21st D5031 worked a Euston - Northampton service.
On the morning of November 21st locomotives noted at Euston included:
D5031 empty coaching stock
D5021 with coaching stock for the down Royal Scot, to be worked by D319
D8010 empty coaching stock
D5002 light engine
Diesels noted at Camden included D231, D299, D305, D306, D307, D323, D336, D373, D5023 & D5093.
1966
D5031 visited Derby Works during September & October.
With the southern end of the WCML electrification now complete D5031 became part of the large migration northwards, being transferred to the Birmingham Division (D02) during November.
1967
The migration northwards continued during August with D5031 transferred to the Stoke Division (D05).
On the morning of August 5th D5000 & D5031 were light engines at Crewe.
Condition date uncertain: green livery with small yellow warning panel, curved upper & lower corners, warning panel does not cover frame level stripe, full size fuel & water tanks, no blanking plates, hand/footholds present, ridge sided sandboxes, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps, all valencing in place.
1968
Derby Works was graced by 5031 in August.
1969
On the morning of March 20th 5031 was stabled at Crewe.
On April 1st the 10.50 Elswick (Newcastle) - Ellesmere Port special (7Z21) had 5195 & 5031.
Chaos reigned at Chester in the early hours of July 9th after the 02.25 Birkenhead - Etruria iron ore train, weighing approximately 1,000 tons and hauled by Class 47 No.1617 was reported out of control, headed towards Chester station. Fortuitously the Mollington box signalman, who had accepted the ore train to his outer home signal, was allowing a locomotive from the coast line (Mold Junction) onto Chester shed. The light engine crew saw all was not well with the iron ore train and stayed put on the down Birkenhead. The iron ore train ran through all the signals at danger and took the route set for the light engine onto the shed. Two locomotives and eleven wagons were derailed, with various levels of damage to 5031/43/93 & 5138/39. The crew escaped major injury, though were treated for shock, not surprisingly. The latter four machines were quickly placed to store at Chester and then withdrawn during August, joining stored machines 5007/10/17/19 already there.
By the end of August 5031 was at Derby Works for repair, the damage to No.1 cab saw a replacement cab fitted with the damaged cab lingering in the Works yard for a while. When released from the Works 5031 retained green livery.
Condition August (at Derby Works): green livery with small yellow warning panel, curved upper & lower corners, full size fuel & water tanks, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds present, all valencing in place, 'D' prefixes present.
On the evening of November 19th 5027 & 5031 were light engines at Stoke on Trent.
1971
On June 1st 5031 was noted at Crewe with an up freight.
Condition July: green livery with small yellow warning panel (work stained and faded), no frame level stripe, curved upper & lower corners, full size fuel & water tanks, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds present, ridge sided sandboxes, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps, some valencing missing (above batteries).
5031 was at Derby Works for repair from July to September.
1972
On the evening of April 25th 5031 was westbound at Caveley (Crewe - Chester) with a two-car diesel multiple unit.
1973
At about 7.30am on July 23rd 5031 was noted arriving at Warrington yard on an up freight.
A visit to Derby Locomotive Works for 5031 occurred during November.
1974
On February 2nd 5031 was noted at Crewe with passenger/parcels stock.
On the afternoon of September 6th 24031 was eastbound at Chester with a parcels train.
1975
The summer of 1975 brought major inroads into the Class 24 fleet, including 24031 which was stored during July and was withdrawn in September.
Condition final: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors present, full size fuel & water tanks, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over, ridge sided sandboxes, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps.
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