The fifteen year nine month career of D5045/24045 saw allocations to Eastern Region and London Midland Region depots.
Built Crewe Locomotive Works.
Full size fuel & water tanks (retained until withdrawal).
Four upper and four lower air filters on non-BIS side, three upper and four lower on BIS side.
Gangway doors not removed.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: ?? months.
Time between withdrawal and scrapping: 16 months.
Allocations
The frames for D5045 were laid down during the summer of 1959 at Crewe Works. D5045 was new to March (31B) on November 12th 1959. Further transfers were:
September 1960 to Stratford (30A).
March 1961 to Ipswich (32B).
August 1967 to Stoke Division (D05).
May 1973 to Crewe.
August 1975 to unserviceable store.
August 10th 1975 - withdrawn.
Renumbered May 13th 1974.
After withdrawal 24045 was stored at Derby Works until December 18th 1975 when it moved to Swindon Works and scrapped there by the second week of December 1976. This was the first movement of any Class 24s to Swindon Works for scrapping and was the only such movement of Class 24s between Derby & Swindon.
Movement: 24042/45/48/50 Derby Works – Swindon December 18th 1975.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Stratford Works October 1961 (casual, bogie change).
Noted Doncaster Works May 1963.
Noted Doncaster Works January 1964.
Noted Doncaster Works May 1965.
Noted Derby Works July - September 1966.
Highlights
1963
On the afternoon of October 23rd D5045 was noted at Euston.
1968
On the evening of May 16th D224 & D5045 were light engines at Crewe.
On the morning of May 18th D5045 wa northbound at Crewe with a freight.
1970
On the afternoon of April 11th 5045 & 5171 were at Crewe with an up freight.
On June 29th 5045 was stabled at Crewe north holding sidings.
On the afternoon of July 11th 5045 was southbound at Crewe light engine.
1971
On the evening of June 1st 5045 & 5054 were southbound at Crewe with a freight.
On July 10th 5045 & 5041 worked 1D12 Stoke - Llandudno passenger service.
1972
5045 worked the 09.45 Hooton - Helsby on February 24th.
1973
1975
On the early afternoon of May 15th 24045 & 24092 were at Kidsgrove with a down freight.
On the evening of May 30th 24045 was northbound at Stoke on Trent with a freight.
24045 was withdrawn on August 10th 1975.
Condition Final: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors still in place, full size fuel & water tanks, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over, ventilators above doors on No.1 cab roof sheeted over.
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Page added June 25th 2016.
Last updated October 4th 2022.
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