The fifteen year eight month career of D5164/25014 was split between allocations to Eastern Region & Scottish Region depots.
Built: BR Darlington Locomotive Works.
Circular gauge added to fuel tank (Class 25/0 only).
Final exhaust roof panel: flush.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: ?? months.
Time between withdrawal and scrapping: 3 months.
Allocations
D5164 was new to Thornaby (51L) on October 7th 1961. Further transfers were:
October 1971 to Holbeck (55A).
October 1972 to Tinsley (41A).
November 1972 to Holbeck (55A).
May 1973 to Tinsley.
August 1975 to Eastfield.
February 1st 1976 to serviceable store (at Haymarket).
June 1976 reinstated to Inverness.
June 21st 1977 to unserviceable store.
Withdrawn July 20th 1977.
Renumbered May 2nd 1974.
25014 was the 17th Class 25 withdrawn.
After withdrawal 25014 was noted at Glasgow Works by early August 1977 and had been broken up by the middle of October 1977.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Darlington Works May 1964.
Noted Derby Works October 1965 (full repaint, green livery with stripe, small yellow warning panels).
Noted Derby Works September 1968.
Highlights
1961
On November 4th Thornaby held 90 locomotives, 77 steam (three withdrawn) and thirteen diesels: D2077, D3138, D3142, D3150, D5109, D5151 D5152, D5155, D5158, D5159, D5162 - D5164.
1963
D5164 was stabled at Thornaby on July 21st, with small yellow warning panels fitted, with curved upper corners.
1965
On March 7th the following Class 25s were on Thornaby shed: D5155, D5156, D5159, D5163, D5164, D5166, D5167, D5169, D5170, D5172, D5174 & D5175.
On the morning of June 9th D5164 was at Stockton with a down freight.
On the morning of June 13th noted at Shildon were D5164, D5170, D5171, D5173 & D5174.
1966
On January 29th D5164 was noted at Fence Houses with freight 7G87. The locomotive looked like it was not long out of a Works visit.
On the evening of March 29th D5174 was at Darlington with a down freight (8D03).
Noted at Thornaby between 18.30 & 19.30 on April 6th were eighteen trains, including one diesel multiple unit, one shunter and freights hauled by Classes 25/37/40, the Class 25s being:
D5248 westbound freight (9K13)
D5250 eastbound freight to yard
D5164 eastbound freight to yard
D5157 eastbound freight to yard, then westbound Class H freight
D5253 eastbound freight to yard
D5164 westbound freight.
On the afternoon of April 14th D5164 was stabled at Hartlepool shed, at the same time shunter D3671 was derailed at the shed entrance.
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
On the afternoon of July 21st D5164 was at Darlington with an up freight.
1968
On the afternoon of July 27th D5164 was at Darlington with empty coaching stock.
1973
On the evening of March 2nd 5164 was shunting at Leeds PCD.
On the morning of March 5th 5164 was on empty coaching stock duty at Neville Hill.
On the afternoon of August 6th 5164 & 5105 would head south through York station light engines.
On the morning of August 7th 5164 was stabled at York.
On the afternoon of August 9th & 10th 5164 was stabled at York.
On the morning of August 29th 5174 was northbound at Peterborough with a freight.
On the afternoon of September 6th 5164 was stabled at York.
On the morning of October 26th 5164 was possibly derailed at Skelton (York).
On the morning of October 29th 5164 was the York permanent way pilot.
On the morning of October 30th 5164 was stabled at York.
5164 was noted on a Whitemoor - Ely freight on the morning of November 4th, the locomotive then returned light to March.
1974
On the morning of January 31st 5164 was light engine at York.
On the morning of February 5th 5164 was stabled at York.
On the morning of March 20th 5164 was shunting a ballast train at Skelton (York).
On April 16th 25025 & 25014 were noted at Sprotbrough Junction (Doncaster) with bogie bolsters.
On the morning of April 18th 25014 & 25025 were southbound light engines at Aldwarke Junction and later observed still southbound at Clay Cross.
On April 21st 25014 was at Wath depot.
On the afternoon of November 11th 25014 was noted southbound at York with a freight.
On the morning of November 26th 25005 & 25014 were stabled at York.
1975
On the afternoon of April 21st 25014 was stabled at York.
The recorded passenger workings for D5164/25014 are very few. April 28th found 47116 shutting down in Bradway tunnel with the 15.15 Manchester – Parkeston Quay, the locomotive was revived enough to reach Chesterfield where it was replaced by 25014 which worked through to Nottingham, where 45121 was waiting to go forward.
On the afternoon of June 18th 25014 was stabled at York.
On July 19th 1975 25014 worked the 07.18 Sheffield - Skegness and 10.55 Skegness - Sheffield.
On the afternoon of July 28th 25009 & 25014 were stabled at York.
On the afternoon of July 30th 25007 & 25014 were stabled at York.
1976
February - marked as a CM&EE Training locomotive whilst at Haymarket.
25014 was stabled on Haymarket in store at lunchtime on May 2nd.
25014 was at Eastfield on July 24th.
25014 was noted at Haymarket depot on September 7th.
1977
25014 was stabled at Haymarket on January 24th.
25014 was noted at Ayr depot on March 13th.
On April 14th 25014 was westbound at Edinburgh Waverley with a freight.
25014 was withdrawn on July 20th 1977.
Extract from Thornaby Shed Repair Record Book
D5164 for the periods 20/7/1961 - 2/11/1961 and 1/6/62 - 27/12/1962.
6/6/62 B exam
19/6/62 E exam
29/6/62 B exam
9/7/62 Air leak No 2 end at couplings
10/7/62 B exam
20/7/62 B exam
3/8/62 Lub. oil pressure low
10/8/62 B exam
13/8/62 Only getting 20 pressure
15/8/62 Windscreen wiper motor defective
21/8/62 Brakes to take up, B exam
31/8/62 B exam
2/9/62 Oil pressure to exam
5/9/62 Air pressure gauge
6/9/62 Bogie suspension bolt nuts, sand pipe stay, oil press gauge
11/9/62 B exam
16/9/62 Collision damage
20/9/62 B exam, Brake wheel to secure,bolts loose motor gear case
5/10/62 Hand brake wheels to secure, bogie suspension bolts, traction motor bolts loose. B exam
10/10/62 Fuel injector pumps to exam
11/10/62 Oil pressure to exam, sump oil top up
14/10/62 Exhauster to top up
15/10/62 B exam
26/10/62 B exam
29/10/62 Oil pressure
31/10/62 No2 cylinder leak
5/11/62 B exam, cab heaters
12/11/62 Sumps to exam
15/11/62 B exam
19/11/62 Bellows
25/11/62 Waiting works
12/12/62 Out of works, Sands
13/12/62 Brake tension spring nuts loose, susp bolt check nuts
15/12/62 Sands
18/12/62 B exam
Resources:
Repair book information courtesy Peter Maynard.
Not all known passenger workings are recorded on this page.
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Page added August 6th 2013.
Last updated May 17th 2023.
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