The fifteen year career of D5136/24136 was spent allocated only to London Midland Region depots.
Built Derby Locomotive Works.
Shortened fuel & water tanks.
Four upper and four lower air filters on non-BIS side, three upper and four lower on BIS side.
Gangway doors never removed.
Always carried green livery with the lion & wheel emblem.
Carried green livery with TOPS numbering.
Roof modification (above generator/brake cubicle): original style retained until withdrawn (raised panels).
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: ?? months
Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 16 months.
Allocations
The frames for D5136 were laid down at Derby Locomotive Works during July 1960, D5136 was new to Longsight (9A) on October 22nd 1960. Further transfers were:
June 1968 to Manchester Division (D09)
November 1968 to Stoke Division (D05)
May 1973 to Crewe
October 4th 1975 withdrawn
Renumbered April 1974.
After withdrawal 24136 was stored at Crewe from October 1975 until September 7th 1976 when it was forwarded to Swindon Works and broken up by the middle of January 1977.
Movement: 24055/56/60/136 9X75 06.45Crewe - Banbury – Swindon September 7th 1976 by 25063.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works April & September 1962.
Noted Derby Works March & November 1963.
Noted Derby Works July 1964.
Noted Derby Works January 1965.
Noted Derby Works February & March 1966 (includes repaint, lined green, small yellow warning panels).
Noted Derby Works June 1969 (General).
Noted Derby Works February 1970.
Highlights
1960
After completing nineteen Class 24s (D5114 - D5132) for the Scottish Region, Derby Locomotive Works continued the order with ten Class 24s (D5133 - D5142) for Longsight (9A).
1962
On March 4th D5135, D5136 & D5138 were stabled at Longsight.
On August 12th there were 67 locomotives stabled at Leicester Midland including D50, D67, D98, D3787 - D3791 & D5134.
1964
Condition March: green livery with small yellow warning panels, curved upper corners, warning panel does not cover frame level stripe, gangway doors present, shortened fuel & water tanks, no blanking plates, hand/footholds present, ridge sided sandboxes, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, all valencing still present.
On the afternoon of May 1st D5136 was at Rugby with the 14.18 Camden - Sighthill freight (4S63).
On November 1st Longsight was host to 48 locomotives, 17 steam locomotives (three withdrawn) and 31 diesels & electrics including D5025, D5034, D5136, D5139, D5142 & D5146.
1965
During the late evening of April 17th D5136 was on empty coaching stock duty at Manchester Piccadilly.
1966
On March 27th D5136 & D5133 were noted at Derby shed in very ex-works condition with D5136 showing headcode 1T37.
Condition month??: green livery with small yellow warning panels, squared upper corners, warning panel covers frame level stripe, gangway doors present, shortened fuel & water tanks, no blanking plates, hand/footholds present, ridge sided sandboxes, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, all valencing still present, circular access panel on cabfront for Royal Train radio communication (No.2 cab at least). The locomotive is ex-works out of Derby.
On the evening of July 9th D5136 was noted passing Stalybridge on the down 'H&C'.
On the early morning of July 10th D5136 was noted at Stalybridge with a van train (1N18).
On the afternoon of August 17th D5135 & D5136 were stabled at Nuneaton.
On the afternoon of December 17th D5136 was up light engine at Stockport.
1967
On the evening of December 14th D5136 was noted at Stockport light engine.
1968
On Sunday June 16th D5055, D5063, D5136, D5139, D5200, D5210, D5242 & D7546 were stabled at Newton Heath shed.
On August 19th D5136 became derailed at Chequerbent (Bolton - Leigh line), leaning over to about a 30 degree angle, though the locomotive appeared to have sustained little or no visible damage. The next day (20th) D7575 & D5054 arrived with a rerailing train and two cranes to rerail D5136. One of the cranes was from Newton Heath.
On October 14th 5136 was noted at Crewe.
1969
On the afternoon of February 8th 5136 & 5091 were noted at Stoke on Trent with a freight 7K87.
On April 8th 5136 was at Port Sunlight with a freight.
Condition April: green livery with frame level stripe, small warning panels with squared upper corners, panel covers frame level stripe, three electrification flashes on cab front, engine exhaust above engine room, blanking plate fitted, hand & footholds present.
On the afternoon of May 29th 1795, 319 & 5136 were light engines at Crewe.
1970
On the morning of June 1st 5136 was stabled at Crewe north holding sidings.
1973
On July 8th 5136 & 5057 (both in green livery) were noted eastbound at Dovey Junction with a passenger train.
At about 11am on September 28th 5136 was noted at Nuneaton on an up permanent way train (with granite blocks?).
1975
On March 16th 24136 was noted at Crewe Diesel depot.
On September 1st 24136 was noted at Crewe Diesel depot.
On September 13th 24136 was noted at Llandudno Junction with the 12.06 SO Holyhead - Manchester Mayfield parcels service (4H07).
On September 20th 24136 was noted at Crewe Diesel depot.
Condition final: green livery with full yellow cab front, gangway doors not removed, shortened fuel & water tanks, blanking plates fitted (both blue), hand/footholds plated over, ridge sided sandboxes, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, lion & wheel emblem (carried until scrapping), some side valencing still present, circular access panel on cabfront for Royal Train radio communication (both cabs), battery isolating switch covers missing.
24136 was one of three TOPS numbered Class 24s to be withdrawn in 1975/1976 whilst still carrying green livery, 24090 & 24092 were the other two.
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