The sixteen year eight month career of 5052/24052 saw allocations to Eastern Region, Scottish Region & London Midland Region depots.
Built Crewe Locomotive Works.
Shortened fuel tank & full size water tank (retained until withdrawn).
Four upper and four lower air filters on non-BIS side, three upper and four lower on BIS side.
Roof modification (above generator/brake cubicle): raised square panel containing the engine exhaust.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 15 months.
Time between withdrawal and scrapping: 17 months.
Allocations
The frames for D5052 were laid down at Crewe Works during the late summer of 1959, D5052 was new to March (31B) on December 4th 1959. Further transfers were:
January 1961 to Finsbury Park (34G).
October 1966 to Eastfield (65A) on loan, made permanent December 1966.
March 1968 to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A) on loan, made permanent April 1968.
April 1968 to Longsight (9A).
June 1968 to Manchester Division (D09).
September 1968 to Stoke Division (D05).
May 1973 to Crewe.
July 24th 1976 - to unserviceable store.
December 4th 1976 - withdrawn.
Renumbered January 29th 1974.
After withdrawal 24052 was stored at Crewe from May 1976 until May 19th 1977 when it was moved to Oxford, remaining there until May 30th 1977 when it moved to Swindon Works and was scrapped there by the last week of May 1978.
Movement: 24052/77/78/84 Crewe - Oxford - Swindon May 19th-31st 1977.
The allocation histories of 24052, 24053, 24054, 24055 & 24056 are virtually identical, although 24052, 24053 & 24054 had slightly longer careers whilst allocated to Crewe.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Stratford Works June 1962.
Noted Doncaster Works May & June 1964.
Noted Doncaster Works October 1964.
Noted Derby Works October 1964 - January 1965.
Noted Glasgow Works September 1967.
Noted Derby Works August 1975.
Highlights
1960
D5044 & D5052 were westbound at March on March 5th with a freight.
1961
On the morning of April 6th D5052 was on empty coaching stock duty at Kings Cross.
1962
On March 3rd D5052 was noted with suburban coaching stock at Kings Cross (no yellow warning panels).
Condition August: green livery with small yellow warning panels, curved upper corners, yellow panel does not cover frame level stripe, small gap between yellow and stripe; full size water tank, shortened fuel tank, exhaust in original condition, trip cock fitted.
On December 22nd D5052 was eastbound at Acton with a cross-London freight for the Eastern Region.
1963
On June 4th D5052 was on empty coaching stock duties at Wood Green.
Condition June: green livery with small yellow warning panels, curved upper corners, yellow panel does not cover frame level stripe, small gap between yellow and stripe; full size water tank, shortened fuel tank, exhaust in original condition.
On September 16th D5052 worked the 17.35 Broad Street - Hertford North.
1964
On October 11th D5015 & D5052 were noted at Doncaster Works.
1965
On July 26th D5052 worked the 17.35 Broad Street - Hertford North.
On the morning of December 7th D5052 was light engine at Finsbury Park.
1966
On the evening of February 12th D5052 was at Kings Cross with coaching stock for the 22.45 to Bradford.
On the evening of March 16th D5052 was at Kings Cross with empty coaching stock.
On the evening of March 24th D5052 was at Kings Cross with empty coaching stock for a down service.
On the morning of May 19th noted at Kings Cross on empty coaching stock duty were D5052, D5054, D5056, D5061, D5062, D5601 & D5653.
On the morning of September 21st D5052 was at Hornsey - Wood Green with empty coaching stock.
On October 2nd seven locomotives departed Finsbury Park on transfer to Eastfield, the locomotives heading northbound light engines: D5051 & D5052, D5050 & D5055 and D5053, D5056 & D7600.
On the morning of November 5th D5052 was stabled at Perth.
1967
D5052 worked the 17.35 Glasgow Queen Street - Aberdeen on January 27th.
On May 25th 1967?? D5052 worked the 09.00 Liverpool - Glasgow as far as Preston. This working was one of the last to be diagrammed for steam haulage, albeit through the end of the winter timetable it was Mondays & Saturdays only, diesels covered the other days.
On August 6th D5052 was stabled at Carlisle Kingmoor.
Condition August: green livery, very faded frame level stripe, small yellow warning panels, square upper corners, steam style shed plate fitted, no blanking plates, hand/footholds present.
1969
On the evening of April 26th 5052 was at Alsager with an Up freight.
1970
Condition June: faded green livery with frame level stripe, small yellow warning panels, square upper corners, no blanking plates, hand/footholds present.
1971
Condition no month (but probably summer): blue/yellow livery, gangway doors present, shortened fuel tank, full size water tank, no blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over, straight sided sandboxes, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, (paintwork looks reasonably ex-works).
On October 7th 5052 & 5081 were noted at Pwllheli with passenger stock.
1972
On May 31st 5052 was noted at Helsby with a freight from the Chester line.
Condition May: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors present, shortened fuel tank, full size water tank, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over.
On June 28th 5052 was noted at Towyn with another Class 24.
A journey from Leighton Buzzard to Crewe for the Works Open Day on August 9th included the following:
Bletchley: 7535, E3001, E3022
Rugby: 3024, 3188, 7566, E3004, E3011, E3076, E3079
Nuneaton: 7559, 7610
Rugeley: 5141
Stafford: 3870, 5143, E3023
Crewe station area (late morning):
162
200, 245, 300, 309, 379
402, 405, 414, 416, 420, 421, 433, 443, 444
1512, 1552, 1580, 1612, 1633, 1692, 1693, 1823, 1851, 1855, 1905, 1934, 1939, 1945, 1958
3031, 3217, 3232, 3290, 3291, 3801, 3861
5030, 5038, 5045, 5056, 5142
5246, 5288, 7635, 7636
E3003, E3023, E3059, E3061, E3062, E3071, E3076, E3082 (Class 86s omitted)
Crewe Works
201, 205, 239, 251, 280, 289, 302, 367, 393, 398
415
1504, 1516, 1519, 1520, 1530, 1533, 1534, 1542, 1543, 1545, 1580, 1590, 1601, 1621, 1626, 1634, 1641, 1646, 1654, 1659, 1670, 1675, 1694, 1702, 1709, 1813, 1836, 1844, 1848, 1856, 1858, 1892, 1931, 1940, 1948, 1987
3510
8070, 8115, 8170, 8176, 8307
26049, 76025
E3046-cond, E3084
E3150, '86501'
Crewe station area (afternoon):
221, 292, 316, 329, 382, 386
411, 419, 422, 424, 426 427, 440, 446
1654, 1842, 1847, 1952
3069, 3113, 3467, 3585, 3970
5029, 5047, 5049, 5052, 5057, 5092
5244
7534
E3001, E3054, E3063, E3073, E3074, E3089
Stafford: 5024, 5079
Nuneaton: 3951, 5284, 7559
Bletchley: 7527, 7528.
On September 16th 5052 was noted at Shewsbury with the 10.05 Aberystwyth - Euston.
1973
On June 2nd the 09.15 Llandudno - Birmingham was worked by 5052.
On June 22nd 5052 worked the 18.00 Aberystwyth - York mails to Shrewsbury?
1974
On November 22nd 24052 had worked the Cambrian line goods to Machynlleth, then to Aberystwyth to work the 18.30 Up mail.
Class 24/25s stabled at Newton Heath depot at 3.30pm on December 20th incuded 24022/25/52 and 25042/54, 25112, 25291/298.
1975
Class 24s noted at Manchester Victoria on March 7th included 24020/023/024/027/052/055 & 24140.
Condition April: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors present, shortened fuel tank, full size water tank, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, straight sided sandboxes.
On April 18th 24052 & 24063 worked a Bidston Dock - Shotton iron ore train.
24052 was one of the last Class 24s to undergo a Classified repair at Derby Works. This took place during the summer of 1975, by August 24052 was back in service.
1976
On January 24th 24052 was stabled at Wolverhampton.
On March 20th 24052 was stabled at Springs Branch, with no fuel tank.
On April 12th 24052 was noted at Crewe Diesel depot.
During late July 24052 was placed into unserviceable store, an unenviable situation for a locomotive that was not even a year out of a Classified repair at Derby.
24052 was withdrawn on December 4th 1976.
Condition August: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors sheeted over, shortened fuel tank, full size water tank, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over, No.2 cab roof has no ventilators above cab doors.
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