The fifteen year career of D5170/25020 was spent allocated to only Eastern Region depots.
Final exhaust roof panel: flush.
Modified Headcode boxes - with sloped sides (no horn receptacles): 25020 (No.1 cab only), as D5170 from at least 1967, just visible in above view.
Allocations
D5170 was new to Thornaby (51L) on December 29th 1961. Further transfers were:
December 1967 to Leeds Holbeck (55A).
January 1971 to Thornaby (51L).
March 1971 to Leeds Holbeck (55A).
November 1971 to Thornaby (51L).
January 1972 to Leeds Holbeck (55A).
April 1972 to Gateshead (52A).
October 1972 to Tinsley (41A).
Withdrawn January 25th 1976.
Renumbered March 1974.
25020 was the 7th Class 25 to be withdrawn.
25020 was stored serviceable on January 11th 1976 and withdrawn two weeks later as surplus to requirements. Upon withdrawal it was held at Barrow Hill from January 1976 until March 10th 1976 when it moved to Swindon Works with 25016 & 25017. It was broken up by the middle of August 1976.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Darlington Works May 1964.
Noted Derby Works March, July & August 1967.
Noted Derby Works June - August 1973.
Noted Derby Works April 1975.
Highlights
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 13th noted at Shildon were D5164, D5170, D5171, D5173 & D5174.
1966
On the afternoon of April 1st D5170 was at Darlington with a down freight.
On the evening of April 16th D5154 & D5174 were stabled at Darlington whilst D5170 was passing light engine.
On the evening of May 14th D5170 was stabled at Darlington shed.
Noted at Darlington on May 16th in the late morning were:
D5170 down freight
D5171 light engine
D5156 down light engine
and in the late afternoon
D5158 up freight
D5172 down freight
D5169 down freight (8S03)
1967
Stabled at Derby on July 17th were D5037, D5151, D5154 & D5170.
1968
April 8th, D5170 and 9F 92077 were noted on the Heysham - Leeds oil tanks, the Class 25 wearing a work stained green livery with small yellow ends, showing typical water stains around the radiator area.
Condition April: green livery with small yellow warning panels, curved upper corners, warning panel covers frame level stripe, gangway doors fitted, valencing above batteries missing, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds present, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, ridge sided sandboxes, buffer beam mounted steam heat hose present
On August 2nd D5170 worked the 22.00 Bradford - Huddersfield (or to somewhere else?).
1970
Although freight workings were its mainstay, they were frequently inter-regional, on June 12th 1970 5073 & 5170 worked the 6M78 Tyne - Washwood Heath.
1973
On the morning of March 30th 5170 was stabled at York.
On the afternoon of April 10th 5170 was stabled at York.
On the evening of May 7th 5170 was stabled at York.
At an unknown date (but believed to be after its release from Derby during August 1973 and its TOPS renumbering in March 1974), 5170 was noted at Derby Works with collision damage to the No.2 end bufferbeam and the valencing.
On the morning of December 10th 5170 was stabled at York.
On the morning of December 19th & 20th 5170 was stabled at York.
On the morning of December 21st 5170 was the York permanent way pilot.
Condition no date: blue/yellow livery, yellow paint covers gutter, gangway doors sheeted over, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over, bodyside valencing removed, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, straight sided sandboxes, fuel tank fitted with a circular gauge.
1974
On the afternoon of January 28th 5170 was stabled at York.
On the afternoon of May 3rd 25020 was stabled at York.
On the evening of May 13th 25020 was stabled at York.
On the morning of May 17th 25020 was one of the York permanent way pilots, later in the afternoon it was stabled at York.
On June 26th 25020 was stabled at York.
On the afternoon of September 9th 25020 was stabled at York.
On the afternoon of October 16th 25020 was southbound at York with 13 vanfits.
On the morning of November 1st 25020 was stabled at York.
On the morning of November 8th 25020 was light engine at York.
1975
On the morning of January 7th 25020 was stabled at York.
With its entire working life spent allocated to Eastern Region depots, and not being boiler equipped, 5170/25020 did not have the passenger train opportunities that were frequently presented to its LM allocated sisters. The only recorded passenger workings so far documented occurred late in its career during the summer of 1975.
On June 7th 25020 workd the 07.18 Sheffield - Skegness and the return 10.55 Skegness - Sheffield.
On the morning of June 24th 25018 & 25020 were stabled at York.
On the afternoon of August 13th 25020 was stabled at York.
On August 18th 25020 & 25136 worked 08.00 Walsall - Yarmouth to Norwich and returned with the 14.15 Yarmouth - Derby from Norwich.
25020 was noted at Tyne Yard on December 4th, being used on local workings.
1976
25020 was withdrawn on January 25th 1976, along with 25016, 25017, 25022 & 25024, all surplus to requirements.
Extract from Thornaby Shed Repair Record Book
D5170 for the periods 20/7/1961 - 2/11/1961 and 1/6/62 - 27/12/1962.
7/6/62 B exam
19/6/62 B exam
28/6/62 B exam
2/7/62 Hand brake tension spring bolt to secure
9/7/62 C exam
11/7/62 All sway link check nuts loose
20/7/62 B exam
6/8/62 Fireman's wiper not working
7/8/62 Wipers not working
10/8/62 B exam
23/8/62 C exam
29/8/62 Crankcase, low in oil
2/9/62 Water leak
3/9/62 B exam
10/9/62 End of vac pipe off
13/9/62 Brake blocks renew, B exam
18/9/62 Wiper
20/9/62 Wiper
22/9/62 Low oil pressure, wiper
23/9/62 Cooling water pipe joint leaking
25/9/62 B exam
6/10/62 Deadman's not working
7/10/62 E exam
10/10/62 Low amps
18/10/62 B exam
31/10/62 B exam, heater, fuel pump
1/11/62 Fuel pump
9/11/62 Sands
13/11/62 Wiper
19/11/62 Sands
21/11/62 C exam, cab heater, blocks
22/11/62 Compressor governor needs attention, heater, blocks
26/11/62 Collision damage
1/12/62 Sump to fill
2/12/62 B exam
19/12/62 Rad glass leaking
21/12/62 Settling tanks fill, wipers, gauge glasses clean
22/12/62 B exam
27/12/62 Wiper
Resources:
Repair book information courtesy Peter Maynard.
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