The fourteen year two month career of D5165/25015 was spent allocated only to Eastern Region depots.
Built: BR Darlington Locomotive Works.
Gangway doors never sheeted over.
Modified Headcode boxes - Class 25/1 style (with horn receptacles) No.2 cab only.
Final exhaust roof panel: raised 'L' shape.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 50 months.
Time between withdrawal and scrapping: 14 months.
Allocations
D5165 was new to Thornaby (51L) on October 19th 1961. Further transfers were:
May 1969 to Holbeck (55A).
March 1970 to Thornaby (51L).
January 1972 to Holbeck (55A).
October 1972 to Tinsley (41A).
Withdrawn December 18th 1975 (collision damage, No.1 cab driver's side).
Renumbered May 2nd 1974.
25015 was the 4th Class 25 to be withdrawn.
After withdrawal 25015 was noted at Derby Works from December 1975 until June 10th 1976 when it was moved to Doncaster Works. 25015 was scrapped here during February 1977.
25015 Derby Works – Toton – Doncaster Works June 10th 1976.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Darlington Works October 1962.
Noted Derby Works April & May 1965.
Noted Derby Works December 1966.
Noted Derby Works July - October 1971.
Highlights
1964
On Sunday March 15th noted at Thornaby shed were:
D5112, D5113, D5151, D5155, D5158, D5160, D5163, D5165, D5166, D5168, D5169, D5171, D5172, D5175 and D5183.
1966
On the evening of May 14th D5170 was stabled at Darlington shed.
On the morning of June 13th D5165 was light engine at Darlington.
On the evening of July 18th D5165 was light engine at Darlington.
1968
Condition April: blue/yellow livery (locomotive in ex-works condition), gangway doors present, shortened fuel tank, no water tank, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds present, straight sided sandboxes, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, BR emblems on each cabside & two numbers on each bodyside, all valencing in place, buffer beam steam pipe connection present, engine exhaust in original position.
1969
On July 25th 5165 was noted at Leeds City with passenger stock.
Condition July: no 'D' prefixes and some side valencing removed.
1973
On the afternoon of April 6th 5165 was noted light engine at York.
On the morning of April 13th 5163 & 5165 were stabled at York.
On the morning of July 2nd 5165 was stabled at York.
On the evening of August 29th 5165 was stabled at York.
On the morning of October 24th 5165 was noted at Severn Tunnel Junction.
1974
On the afternoon of May 7th 25015, 25265 & 25269 were stabled at York.
On the morning of June 10th 25015 was southbound at York with ballast hoppers.
On the afternoon of June 17th 25015 & 25029 were stabled at York.
On the afternoon of June 20th 25023 & 25015 were stabled at York.
25015 was noted at York depot on August 6th.
On the afternoon of August 12th 25015 was stabled at York.
On the morning of October 22nd 25015 was noted at York with two parcels vans and later stabled at the depot.
On Friday November 22nd noted at Exeter stabling point were 25015, 25172, 25224 & 25225.
1975
Towards the end of March a strike by supervisory staff at depots and workshops quickly affected availability of stock. This took a severe toll on many of the extras planned for the Easter period, those and many regular services that did run featured misplaced stock & locomotives. A heavy snowfall on Maunday Thursday did not help either. As the strike continued the WCML main line services were gradually reduced to the point where no more than a third of the regular workings were running. This also brought many foreign Class 25s into the London area, most remarkable being 25015 (TI) as the Euston pilot on April 9th.
The only passenger working so far recorded for D5165/25015 took place on July 12th 1975 with 25015 working the 07.18 Sheffield - Skegness and 10.55 Skegness - Sheffield.
25015 was withdrawn during December 1975.
Condition final: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors present, shortened fuel tank - circular gauge fitted, no water tank, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over, ridge sided sandboxes, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, modified headcode box No.2 cab, has air horn receptacles - Class 25/1 style.
Extract from Thornaby Shed Repair Record Book
D5165 for the periods 20/7/1961 - 2/11/1961 and 1/6/62 - 27/12/1962.
23/10/61 Water heating earth fault
11/6/62 No 1 end cab window
16/6/62 Sun blind
6/7/62 B exam
17/7/62 B exam
29/7/62 B exam
30/7/62-3/8/62 Main generator
6/8/62 Engine low in oil
17/8/62-21/8/62 Main generator
27/8/62 B exam, sump oil to change
7/9/62 B exam
12/9/62 Filter screw to ease
14/9/62 Hand brake wheel turning on spindle
18/9/62 B exam
19/9/62 Rivets
20/9/62 Air leak, governor sticking, wheel slip light, vacuum exam
23/9/62 Cooling water pipe joint leaking
28/9/62 C exam
4/10/62 Cab windows to exam
8/10/62 Rev handle & bolt, window not working, water low
25/10/62 Engine brake, sands
1/11/62 B exam
11/11/62 Cab heater
15/11/62 F exam
20/11/62 Sands, brake piston crosshead bolt backing plate nut
26/11/62 B exam
30/11/62 Fireman’s window won’t close
3/12/62 Batteries
7/12/62 B exam
14/12/62 Sands
18/12/62 B exam
23/12/62 Main generator
Resources:
Repair book information courtesy Peter Maynard.
Not all known passenger workings are recorded on this page.
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Page added August 7th 2013.
Last updated May 17th 2023.