The eighteen year one month career of 5057/24057 saw allocations to Eastern 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Shortened fuel tank & full size water tank (retained until withdrawn).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.
Tripcock fitted (Eastern Region modification).
Cab roof ventilators sheeted over (Eastern Region modification), maybe a late modification or cab roof swap, No.2 cab only.
Roof modification (above generator/brake cubicle): raised square panel containing the engine exhaust.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 32 months.
Time between withdrawal and scrapping: 4 months.
Allocations
The frames for D5057 were laid down at Crewe Works during the late summer of 1959, D5057 was new to March (31B) on December 22nd 1959. Further transfers were:
February 1961 to Finsbury Park (34G).
August 1966 to London Division (D01) on loan, made permanent September 1966.
April 1967 to Stoke Division (D05).
May 1973 to Crewe.
January 15th 1978 - withdrawn.
Renumbered March 30th 1974.
After withdrawal 24057 was stored at Crewe until May 11th 1978 when it moved to Doncaster Works and was broken up by the end of May 1978.
Movement: 24036/57/80/91 12.30 Crewe - Doncaster via Derby May 11th 1978 (layover at Derby).
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works February & March 1966.
Noted Derby Works April 1969.
Noted Derby Works March 1973.
Noted Derby Works April 1975 (repainted green to blue livery, gangway doors sheeted over).
Highlights
1961
On March 4th D5057 was noted at Finsbury Park with a coal train.
On March 22nd D5057 worked the 08.20 New Barnet - Broad Street passenger.
On the morning of April 6th D5057 was light engine at Kings Cross.
On the morning of July 29th D5057 was at Kings Cross fuelling point.
1963
On February 20th D5057 worked the 07.45 Cuffley - Broad Street passenger.
On July 18th D5057 worked the 17.24 Broad Street - Hertford North passenger.
On September 15th there were 26 diesels noted at Finsbury Park including D5057, D5066, D5068, D5072, D5094, D5095 and D0260 'Lion'.
1965
On the afternoon of May 29th D5057 was at St Johns with a down freight, presumably for Hither Green.
1966
Locomotives noted at Kings Cross on the morning of January 10th included:
D5062 with passenger stock for the down West Riding, to be worked by D9007
D5057 with passenger stock for the down Talisman, worked by D9016
D5060, D5070 & D5909 on empty coaching stock duties.
On the evening of July 6th D5057 was the Kings Cross pilot.
During the summer the Eastern Region started a shake up of its motive power. Intent on stabilising its fleet principally with Classes 31/37/47, it began to divest itself of the Class 24 s, with D5057 D5060 to Willesden (D01) and eleven others moving to Haymarket (64B).
1967
During March & April demolition of the former Midland Railway Bedford - Northampton line took place. London Division (D01) allocated D5057 & D5059 were recorded on March 17th & April 10th working trains recovering a variety of materials, including sleepers and track.
Condition April: green livery, small yellow warning panels, squared upper corners, the yellow covers the frame level stripe; steam style builders plate on cab front, trip cock fitted, blanking plates in place, hand/footholds present.
On the afternoon of May 27th D5057 was at Crewe.
1968
On the morning of August 14th 5057 was stabled at Crewe.
Attending to a demolition train on the Caernarvon Afonwen on August 20th was D5057 noted at Groeslon.
1969
On April 19th 5057 was noted at Derby Locomotive Works for attention (green livery, small yellow ends).
On the evening of August 21st 5057 & 5087 were at Stoke on Trent with a freight.
1970
On the afternoon of April 21st 5057 & 5063 were northbound at Alsager with a freight.
1972
At about 9.30am on June 11th noted on permanent way trains were 5074 (Norton Bridge) and 5057 & 5144 (both at Stafford).
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.
1973
On January 19th 5057 spent the day on the wheel lathe at Gosforth!
At about 7am on March 2nd 5057 was noted passing Chester on a down freight.
On June 12th 5057 (in green livery) and another Class 24 were noted on a passenger train at Tywyn.
On August 18th 5057 was stabled at Cockshute.
On September 19th 5073 was at Aberystwyth with a passenger working, possibly the York mail.
Condition September: green livery with full yellow ends, full size water tank, shortened fuel tank, blanking plates fitted (at least one in blue), hand/footholds plated over, bodyside valencing removed.
At about 5.45pm on October 10th 5057 was noted passing Ordsall Lane on an up van train (4H07).
1974
24057 was stabled at Birkenhead Mollington Street on August 4th (green with full yellow cab fronts, lion & wheel emblem).
1975
On February 21st 24044 & 24057, the latter still in green livery, arrived in Bristol with a freight from Holyhead. After dropping off the freight the Class 24s retired to Bath Road depot.
On the afternoon of March 3rd 24057 was stabled at York.
On April 16th 24057 made a test run from Derby Works.
The snag sheet for April 16th recorded:
| 24057; April 16th 1975; from Nottingham 3C48 | |||||
| Load | Speed | Amps | Volts | Notes | Other |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 38 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bodyside filter A side issue
No.1 cab driver's side door seal.
47187 required the assistance of 24057 on August 1st whilst working the 09.05 Holyhead Euston.
1976
On May 13th 24057 worked the Machynlleth - Pwllheli freight.
On June 27th 24057 was noted passing Rhyl with a weedkilling train (three tanks and four coaches).
During the afternoon of August 7th 24057 was noted at Chester with a terminating down van train.
24057 worked a Beeston - Castleton special on November 22nd.
1977
24057 was stabled at Croes Newydd on March 3rd & 7th.
On April 25th 24057 was shunting wagons at Bangor.
On April 30th 24057 & 24036 were stabled at Stafford.
On May 2nd 24057 was noted at Willaston Sidings (Crewe).
On May 19th 25057 was stabled at Stafford.
On May 26th 24057 & 25043 were noted at Hereford having arrived on a southbound freight.
On June 25th the thirteen coach London Euston - Blaenau Ffestiniog M&GNJRS 'Conway Bay Express' railtour utilised 24073 & 24057 on the roundtrip Llandudno Junction - Blaenau Ffestiniog portion of the tour.
On June 30th 24057 was eastbound at Penmaenmawr with a six coach parcels train.
On July 5th 25152 & 24057 were noted near Birkenhead on a loaded Shotton iron ore train (five bogie wagons and a brakevan).
On July 15th 24057 was on a parcels working at Chester and also noted at Crewe & Penmaenmawr.
On July 23rd & 24th 24057 & 25152 were coupled together at Birkenhead Mollington Street. On July 29th 24057 was stabled at Birkenhead and at Springs Branch on July 31st.
On August 18th 24057 was noted at Chester.
On the evening of October 7th 24023 was noted passing through Chester with a freight.
On October 15th 24057 & 24035 were stabled at Birkenhead shed.
24057 was noted passing through Leamington with freight trains on November 9th & 10th.
24057 was at Crewe Diesel depot on December 3rd.
1978
24057 was withdrawn on January 15th 1978.
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