The modified warning panel livery is believed to have been carried until D5159 visited Derby Works during the spring of 1968.
The eighteen year eleven month career of D5159/25009 was split between Eastern & Scottish Region depot allocations.
Built: BR Darlington Locomotive Works.
Tested during 1967 with high visibility / fluorescent paint on the cab front panels, similar to D5153.
Green to blue livery: May 1968.
Final exhaust roof panel: flush.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 31 months.
Time between withdrawal and scrapping: 3 months.
Allocations
D5159 was new to Thornaby (51L) on July 27th 1961. Further transfers were:
August 1971 to Holbeck (55A).
January 1972 to Eastfield (65A).
April 1974 to Haymarket.
October 1974 to Tinsley.
August 1975 to Eastfield.
February 1st 1976 to serviceable store
June 1976 reinstated to Eastfield
January 1980 to Haymarket.
Withdrawn July 7th 1980.
Renumbered April 1974.
25009 was the 34th Class 25 to be withdrawn, one of four retired during July 1980.
After withdrawal 25009 was moved to Glasgow Works and broken up there by October 1980.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Darlington Works February 1962.
Noted Darlington Works September 1962.
Noted Darlington Works Novembner & December 1963.
Noted Darlington Works December 1964.
Noted Derby Works April & May 1968 (collision damage).
Noted Glasgow August 1972.
Noted Glasgow February 1973.
Noted Glasgow Works October & November 1977 (Intermediate repair?).
Highlights
1961
The frames for D5159 were laid down at Darlington Workshops during the spring of 1961, part of an order for twenty five Type 2's, the first batch to be fitted with the uprated 1,250hp Sulzer 6LDA28B engine. D5159 was released from Darlington during August, like the rest of this order it was delivered to Thornaby (51L).
On November 4th Thornaby held 90 locomotives, 77 steam (three withdrawn) and thirteen diesels: D2077, D3138, D3142, D3150, D5109, D5151 D5152, D5155, D5158, D5159, D5162 - D5164.
1964
On February 18th D5158 & D5159 were noted on Darlington shed.
On Whit Sunday May 17th D5159 was noted climbing Coundon Bank with a seven coach Bishop Auckland - Seaton Carew excursion, headcode 1Z21. The locomotive was in a grubby green livery with frame level stripe, no yellow warning panels.
1965
On March 7th the following Class 25s were on Thornaby shed: 5155, 5156, 5159, 5163, 5164, 5166, 5167, 5169, 5170, 5172, 5174 & 5175.
1966
D5159 was noted in ex-works condition during March (or May), retaining the yellow warning panel no higher than the cab front handrails.
Noted at Darlington between 4.30pm & 7pm on June 20th were:
D5171: down freight
D5113: down freight
D5164: up light engine, later northbound with a freight
D5159: up light engine
D5163: up light engine
D5255: up freight, later to return with just a brakevan
D5152: up light engine
At some point in 1966 two Thornaby Class 25s received fluorescent paint on the cab front, the locomotives were D5153 & D5159. The fluorescent paint on D5153 extended from frame level to just above the lower marker lights. On D5159 the fluorescent paint extended from just above the lower marker lights to just below the horizontal handrails. D5159 was noted at Derby Works with accident damage during April 1968, it is presumed that when outshopped the locomotive received the normal yellow cab front livery.
D5159 was noted in this garb on September 12th handling the heavy ICI Haverton Hill block ammonia train, comprised of two WR brake vans and thirty six tank wagons.
1967
On the morning of April 3rd D5159 was light engine at Darlington.
1968
D5159 was at Derby Works during April & May for the repair of collision damage.
Condition July: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors present, shortened fuel tank - circular gauge fitted, no water tank, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds present, ridge sided sandboxes, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps, modified headcode box No.1 cab, has wings, BR emblems on each cabside, two numbers on each bodyside, no 'D' prefixes.
1971
Amongst a quantity of Class 25/0s transferred to Leeds (55A) during the latter half of 1971 including 5159 in August.
5159 was noted in Skipton yard on the afternoon of September 5th.
1972
5159 was transferred to Eastfield (65A) in January.
5159 was noted at Glasgow Works during August.
1973
Glasgow Works received 5159 for repair during February.During 1973 5159 was noted with a patch on the lower part of the No.2 cab end - was this the reason for its visit to Glasgow Work?
On the evening of May 27th Class 24/25s noted at Eastfield were 5004 (still in green/yellow livery), 5019, 5096, 5101, 5159, 5161, 5296, 7581 & 7583.
1974
After over two years at Eastfield 25009 was transferred to Haymarket in April.
At the end of the summer timetable 25009 was transferred to Tinsley during October.
On December 8th 25009 was noted at Saltley.
1975
On July 7th the 00.05 Glasgow Central - Bristol Temple Meads was worked from Hartford Junction to Crewe by 25009 & 25140, dragging 81012 via Sandbach.
On the afternoon of July 28th 25009 & 25014 were stabled at York.
During the summer a reshuffling of motive power took place to deal with the mass withdrawals of the LMR & ScR Class 24's, part of these transfers included sending 25005-25014 from Tinsley to Eastfield. during August.
Condition July: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors sheeted over, shortened fuel tank - circular gauge fitted, no water tank, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over, ridge sided sandboxes, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps, modified headcode box No.1 cab, has wings.
1976
25009 was one of several Class 25/0's stored during February, it would be reinstated to Eastfield during June.
On July 27th 25009 & 24116 worked the 12.45 Aberdeen - Edinburgh.
1977
On February 26th 25009 was stabled at Ayr.
On August 9th 25001 & 25009 were noted at Ayr depot.
Just before midnight on August 10th 25009 was northbound at Carlisle with vans.
25009 was stabled at Motherwell on the afternoon of September 10th.
25009 was noted at Glasgow Works during November.
1978
25009 was noted at Whifflet Junction on a snowy February 17th with a short engineers train, mostly loaded with sleepers.
On April 16th 25009 was stabled at Ayr.
The 07.00 Mallaig - Glasgow Queen Street was worked throughout by 25009 on September 4th. The next day (5th) 25009 worked the 08.44 Glasgow Queen Street - Dundee.
1979
25009 was noted shunting in Elgin yard on February 8th and was later noted heading towards Aberdeen with 47120 leading 25009 and its freight train.
On the afternoon of April 7th 25009 & 40142 ran light northbound through Carlisle station and were later noted at Kingmoor.
On the afternoon of April 12th 25009 was stabled at Eastfield.
On an unknown date during April or June 25009 was noted stabled at Saltley.
On May 5th 25009 was stabled at Cockshute.
On July 22nd 25009 was stabled at Ayr.
A short passenger working for 25009 on August 30th was the 04.20 Mossend Yard - Glasgow Queen Street forward from Cowlairs Junction, being the Glasgow portion off the 1S07 Euston - Inverness.
1980
25009 was transferred to Haymarket during January.
On January 30th 25009 was noted approaching Millerhill with five loaded bogie ballast hoppers.
25009 was noted at Haymarket depot on the morning of February 18th.
On May 17th 25009 & 25008 were stabled at Haymarket.
25009 was withdrawn on July 7th 1980.
Condition final: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors sheeted over, shortened fuel tank - circular gauge fitted, no water tank, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over, straight sided sandboxes, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, modified headcode box No.1 cab, has wings.
Extract from Thornaby Shed Repair Record Book
D5159 for the periods 20/7/1961 - 2/11/1961 and 1/6/62 - 27/12/1962.
8/8/61 AWS
1/10/61 Traction gear case
15/6/62 Brake blocks renewed
1/7/62 Only one tone on horn
3/7/62 B exam
6/7/62 Drivers horn not working
6/7/62 Failure Haverton Hill South to be hauled to shed
10/7/62 No 2 end sands to open out
11/7/62 No 1 end horn only one tone
17/7/62 Electrical fault
22/7/62 B exam
24/7/62 No 2 end drivers horn
31/7/62 B exam, Leading traction motor gear case holed No2 end
3/8/62 Horns to exam
6/8/62 Fireman’s wiper not working
9/8/62 B exam, horns not working No1 end
21/8/62 D exam & blocks
22/8/62 Oil in engine crankcase to check
26/8/62 Collision damage, waiting works
31/8/62 Horn
10/9/62 In works (no record when went)
18/10/62 B exam
26/10/62 Bogie spring swing link bolt check nuts
31/10/62 B exam, heater
1/11/62 Sand box throwing sand from top, wiper
11/11/62 B exam
14/11/62 wiper
15/11/62 Vest door pins wanted
18/11/62 Switch door open, sands
21/11/62 C exam
2/12/62 B exam
4/12/62 Sands
10/12/62 Wiper
12/12/62 B exam
19/12/62 Collision
20/12/62 Sands
21/12/62 Panel lights, cubical lights wanted
22/12/62 Route indicator handle
23/12/62 Traction motor suspension bolts secure, sand pipe
24/12/62 B exam
Resources: Thornaby Repair Record Books 1961 & 1962: Peter Maynard.
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