Its June 12th 1977 and 24039 & 24041 have come to the end of the line in Swindon Works Yard. However it will be at least another year before both are reduced to scrap.
Built Crewe Locomotive Works.
Full size fuel & water tanks.
Four upper and four lower air filters on non-BIS side, three upper and four lower on BIS side.
Cab roof ventilators sheeted over at some point (whilst on the ER)
Boiler water tank removed.
Carried green livery with TOPS numbering (6/74 - late 74).
Roof modification (above generator/brake cubicle): original style retained until withdrawn (raised panels).
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: ?? months.
Time between withdrawal and scrapping: 24 months.
Allocations
The frames for D5039 were laid down during the summer of 1959 at Crewe Works. D5039 was new to Ipswich (32B) on September 24th 1959. Further transfers were:
December 1959 to March (31B)
June 1960 to Ipswich (32B)
August 1967 to Stoke Division (D05)
May 1973 to Crewe
May 2nd 1976 stored serviceable
July 17th 1976 - withdrawn.
Renumbered June 8th 1974.
24039 was stored at Crewe from May 1976 until May 2nd 1977 when it departed Basford Hall for Oxford. It remained at Oxford until May 17th 1977 when it moved to Swindon Works. It was scrapped at Swindon Works by the third week of July 1978.
Final movement: 24038/39/41/46 06.50 Crewe-Oxford-Swindon May 2nd-17th 1977.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Doncaster Works October 1964.
Noted Derby Works April 1965.
Noted Derby Works February & March 1966.
Noted Derby Works February 1967.
Noted Derby Works January 1973.
Derby Works, latter half of 1974, Classified repair: gangway doors sheeted over, boiler water tank removed, green to blue/yellow livery, builders plate moved from cabside to cabdoor.
Noted Derby Works April 1975.
Highlights
1959
D5039/24039 seems have to spent its working life out of the spotlight, its the vast majority of its comings and goings lost in history.
However it did attract the BR Publicity photographer whilst under construction at Crewe Works (the board on the side of the locomotive shows 'No.10', it is presumed this is from Crewe's first order, thus this should be D5039).
1960
Condition April: green livery with frame level stripe full size fuel & water tanks, side ventilators 3/4 on BIS side, 4/4 non-BIS side, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps, ridge sided sandboxes, cab roof ventilators (located above the cab doors) present.
On July 16th D5039 was noted at Chelmsford.
1962
Condition date uncertain: green livery with small yellow warning panels, curved upper corners, there is a small gap between the bottom of the warning panel and the frame level stripe, full size fuel & water tanks, side ventilators 3/4 on BIS side, 4/4 non-BIS side, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps, ridge sided sandboxes, engine exhaust may be in two locations (circular port sheeted over?), all cab roof ventilators (located above the cab doors) were covered over.
1965
D5039 worked a New England - Colwick freight on October 20th.
1971
Condition June: green, all yellow ends.
1972
Condition no month: green livery with full yellow cab fronts, no frame level stripe, gangway doors present, full size fuel & water tanks, side ventilators 3/4 on BIS side, 4/4 non-BIS side, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps, ridge sided sandboxes, all cab roof ventilators present, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over.
1973
At about 6.30pm on August 3rd 5039 was noted at Chester with a down freight.
Condition August: green livery with full yellow cab fronts, no frame level stripe, gangway doors present, full size fuel & water tanks, side ventilators 3/4 on BIS side, 4/4 non-BIS side, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps, ridge sided sandboxes, all cab roof ventilators present, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over.
1974
Condition August: plain green livery, full yellow ends, gangway doors in place, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps, different style sandboxes on BIS side, battery isolating switch covers missing, fullsize fuel & water tanks fitted.
Noted Derby Works, date unknown, but presumed to be 1974 as locomotive carries green livery with full yellow cabfronts and is in TOPS numbering. The gangway doors were being sheeted over and all bodyside valencing had been removed.
1975
24039 was stabled at Speke Junction on August 11th. 24039 was noted leaving Godley Junction on August 12th with loaded bogie steel bolsters.
1976
At about 8am on February 27th 25183 + 24039 were noted at Birkenhead North with iron ore for Shotton.
1977
Condition final: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors sheeted over, full size fuel tank, no water tank, buffer beam steam pipe connctions removed, side ventilators 3/4 on BIS side, 4/4 non-BIS side, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps, straight sided sandboxes, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over.
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