The sixteen year eight month career of D5115/24115 was spent allocated only to Scottish Region depots.
Built BR Derby Locomotive Works (batch D5114 - D5150).
Shortened fuel tank & full size water tank.
Four upper and four lower air filters on non-BIS side, three upper and four lower on BIS side.
Scottish 'Highland' modifications: twin headlights, tablet catcher, boiler room grille, cantrail water filler sheeted over, winterisation features : gangway door weatherstripping, headcode box weatherproofing.
Circular gauge added to fuel & water tank.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: ?? months.
Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 5 months.
Allocations
The frames for D5115 were laid down at Derby Locomotive Works during January 1960, D5115 was new to Kittybrewster (61A) on April 30th 1960. Further transfers were:
May 1960 to Inverness (60A).
April 1961 to Kittybrewster (61A).
May 1961 to Inverness (60A).
October 1975 to Haymarket.
October 22nd 1976 to store (serviceable).
October 31st 1976 to store (unserviceable).
December 31st 1976 withdrawn.
Renumbered July 1974.
After withdrawal 24115 was stored at Millerhill from January 1977 to May 4th 1977 when it was moved to Swindon Works and broken up by the second week of June 1977.
Movement: 24065, 24107/15/24 02.20 Millerhill - Derby - Gloucester - Swindon, May 4th 1977. (24115 & 24124 were the only two ex-Inverness 'Highland' Class 24s to be scrapped at Swindon).
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Glasgow Works November 1971.
Highlights
1960
Condition May: green livery with frame level stripe, shortened fuel tank, full size water tank, boiler room grille present, hand/footsteps present, cantrail water filler present, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, ridge sided sandboxes.
1962
On March 10th D5115 was noted stabled at Inverness coupled to a Class 26 with the gangways doors in use between the two locomotives.
On June 12th D5115 was noted working the Aberfeldy branch passenger service. On June 13th was noted at Blair Athol with a passenger service.
Condition June: green livery with frame level stripe, full size water tank, shortened fuel tank, tablet catcher equipped, boiler room grille present, hand/footsteps present, cantrail water filler present, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, ridge sided sandboxes, three-piece minature snowploughs fitted.
1963
5115 worked the 11.10 Inverness - Edinburgh on April 13th (throughout and alone?)
1965
On the morning of June 13th D5116 was light engine at Perth whilst diesels at Perth shed included D210, D359, D1843, D2412, D2444, D3543, D3545, D5115, D5118, D5126, D5322, D5324, D5327, D5334, D5337, D5345, D5346 & D5355 and 29 steam locomotives.
1966
On the morning of August 10th D5115 was stabled at St Rollox shed.
On the afternoon of August 12th D5115 was stabled at St Rollox shed.
On the evening of September 3rd D5115 was light engine at Perth.
1967
5115 worked the 07.20 Perth - Glasgow Queen Street on October 9th.
1968
Condition March: green livery with small yellow ends, curved upper corners, bottom of panel covers frame level stripe, gangway doors present with substantial weatherstripping, full size water tank, shortened fuel tank, five slat blanking plate, handhold/footsteps present, cantrail water filler sheeted over, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, ridge sided sandboxes, headlight fitted, steam style shed plate on cab front.
Timetable changes beginning in May brought Inverness based Class 24s to the Waverley route, made possible by the alterations to Inverness diagrams following closure of Moray coast lines. One of the diagrams involved the 07.06 ex-Edinburgh, 13.00 ex-Carlisle, 17.54 ex-Edinburgh and the next days 09.20 ex-Carlisle. Most times a single machine sufficed, noted were D5125 (8th), D5122 (9th) & D5115 (10th & 11th).
1969
On August 6th 5333 & 5115 worked the 14.50 Edinburgh - Inverness.
1970
5115 & 5344 worked the 11.25 Inverness - Glasgow on August 21st.
1971
On June 30th 5115 & 5128 were noted at Inverness with the 1M15 19.00 Inverness - Euston.
On July 20th 5115 was southbound at Dingwall with a freight.
Condition July: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors sheeted over, headlight fitted, shortened fuel water tank, full size water tank, boths tanks fitted with circular gauges, blanking plates fitted (five slats), bodyside valencing removed, hand/footholds plated over, cantrail water filler sheeted over, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, ridge sided sandboxes, three-piece miniature snowploughs (yellow).
Whilst unbdergoing repair at Glasgow Works during November 5115 received a replacement cab from withdrawn 5131.
1972
On February 11th 5115 & 5324 worked the 1N33 14.40 Edinburgh - Inverness.
1973
Class 24s present at Inverness depot at about 11am on May 26th were 5000, 5115, 5118, 5123, 5130 & 5132.
On April 28th was with an engineers train at Inverness.
Condition April: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors sheeted over, headlight fitted, shortened fuel water tank, full size water tank, boths tanks fitted with circular gauges, blanking plates fitted (five slats), hand/footholds plated over, cantrail water filler sheeted over, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, ridge sided sandboxes, three-piece miniature snowploughs (yellow), small BR double arrow emblem on bodyside, 'Inverness' inscribed between number and builders plate.
On June 29th 5115 & 5339 were northbound at Gleneagles with an Inverness service whilst on June 30th 5339 & 5115 worked the 09.45 Glasgow Queen Street - Inverness.
During August Inverness Type 2s were frequently diagrammed on freight or parcels services to Berwick & Newcastle, so noted was 5121 on August 7th & 5115 8th.
On October 10th 5115 was derailed all wheels near the Carlisle Fuel & Inspection depot. The locomotive had been left at the fuelling point, shut down, with handbrakes applied to the No.2 end bogie at 22.00 hours. Within ten minute it had rolled away and derailed by the catch points. The Carlisle breakdown crane hauled by shunter 3169 was utilised to rerail 5115, the locomotive being back on the rails by 06.00 the next morning.
1974
On July 17th 24115 worked the 10.50 Inverness - Wick/Thurso, returning with the 17.33 to Inverness.
1976
January 31st found 26029 on fire whilst hauling the 04.35 Edinburgh – Glasgow, rescue coming in the shape of 24115.
On March 28th 24115 was noted at Haymarket with a ballast train.
24115 was stabled on Millerhill at lunchtime on May 2nd.
24115 worked the 1C96 21.45 Edinburgh Waverley - Carstairs on July 13th.
24115 was noted running at Inverness on July 18th. 24115 was noted at Tyne Yard on July 28th with a freight from Millerhill.
September saw much activity for the few remaining Class 24s, their demise was imminent since more Class 25s were expected on transfer from the Western Region. Amongst many freight and parcels workings 24113 & 26027 worked the 13.10 Edinburgh – Inverness passenger (11th), 1E83 Edinburgh – Newcastle (?) had 24115 (15th), 24106 (17th), this day also found 24115 & 24120 on 07.40 Aberdeen – Edinburgh, whilst the last day of the month saw 24120 & 24104 on 12.30 Aberdeen – Edinburgh.
By October 22nd all the remaining Scottish Region Class 24s were officially stored at several locations, the majority (at least fifteen) at Millerhill, leaving the remaining eleven active members all based at Crewe. However their retirement was not entirely because of their unserviceability. 24121 was revived from store at Polmadie on October 22nd to work a Glasgow – Ayr service due to a death on the tracks disrupting the regular diesel multiple unit services. Likewise 24115 was used extensively between late October and early December. It had been reactivated from Kingmoor, needing only a broken window to be fixed, then spending its time in eastern Scotland visiting most depots between Aberdeen & Millerhill. On October 22nd 24115 worked the 19.52 Glasgow Queen Street - Dundee. On November 21st 24115 was stabled at Millerhill. Other passenger workings included rescuing 27011 after it failed near Dundee working the 15.10 Aberdeen - Glasgow on November 23rd, the 25th found it in charge of the 1E83 17.10 Edinburgh - Berwick. December 4th saw it working with 26043 on the Edinburgh - Carstairs leg of an SRPS excursion to London.
Condition final: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors sheeted over, headlight location sheeted over with circular plates, shortened fuel water tank, full size water tank, boths tanks were fitted with circular gauges, blanking plates fitted (five slats), hand/footholds plated over, cantrail water filler sheeted over, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, ridge sided sandboxes.
The vast majority of the Class 24s withdrawn whilst allocated to the Scottish Region were scrapped at either Glasgow Works or Doncaster Works. 24115 however was one of four Scottish Class 24s to be moved to Swindon Works for scrapping, a lengthy move and one that took it past its birthplace, Derby Locomotive Works.
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Last updated April 6th 2023.