Built: BR Darlington Locomotive Works.
Circular gauge added to fuel tank.
Final exhaust roof panel: flush.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 25 months.
Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 4 months.
Allocations
The nineteen year career of D5171/25021 started out on the North Eastern Region, spending fourteen years at a variety of Eastern Region depots before moving to the Scottish Region.
D5171 was new to Thornaby (51L) on February 3rd 1962, further transfers were:
December 1967 to Leeds Holbeck (55A).
January 1971 to Thornaby (51L).
March 1971 to Leeds Holbeck (55A).
October 1971 to Gateshead (52A).
August 1972 to Tinsley (41A, later TI).
February 1976 to Eastfield.
May 1978 to Haymarket.
September 3rd 1980 - withdrawn.
Renumbered February 1974
25021 was the 38th Class 25 to be withdrawn, one of nine Class 25s withdrawn during September 1980.
After withdrawal 25021 was stored at Millerhill (noted September 27th 1980). On October 10th 40006 hauled 25001, 25013, 25019 & 25021 as far as Thornaby, and reaching Swindon Works by October 16th 1980, 25021 was broken up by the middle of December 1980.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Darlington Works January & February 1964.
Noted Doncaster Works August 1965.
Noted Derby September 1966.
Noted Derby November 1969.
Was probably due for a Works visit in early 1973, did it get called to the Works?
Noted Glasgow March & April 1978, repainted - GW paint date 29.4.78.
Highlights
1963
On July 27th an Ushaw Moor - Redcar roundtrip (?) day excursion was worked by D5171.
1964
On February 18th D5097, D5106, D5148, D5159, D5171, D5180 & D7586/87/88 were at Darlington Works.
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.
1965
On the morning of June 13th noted at Shildon were D5164, D5170, D5171, D5173 & D5174.
On the afternoon of December 7th D5171 was up light engine at Darlington.
1966
On the evening of April 4th D5171 was at Thornaby with an eastbound freight.
On the evening of April 6th D5171 was up light engine at Darlington.
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)
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 evening of July 18th D5171 was at Darlington with an up freight.
Present at Derby shed on September 18th were D5070, D5077, D5171, D5287, D7524, D7530 & D7566.
Condition December: smart condition, green with frame level stripe, small yellow warning panel, square upper corners, bottom of panel covers frame level stripe
1967
On the afternoon of April 3rd D5171 was light engine at Darlington.
On the evening of September 13th D5171 was noted at Dringhouses.
1968
April unknown date, 4N28 Morecambe or Carnforth - Leeds oil tank train worked by D5171 and a 9F.
On the afternoon of August 24th 5171 was light engine at Leeds.
1970
On the afternoon of April 11th 5045 & 5171 were at Crewe with an up freight.
The evening Wakefield - Guide Bridge parcels was hauled by 5171 on December 5th.
1973
On the morning of March 12th 5171 was northbound at Skelton (York) with a freight.
On the morning of May 10th 5171 was stabled at York.
On the morning of June 22nd 5171 was stabled at York.
On the afternoon of July 2nd 5171 & 5229 were southbound at Skelton (York) with a freight.
On the afternoon of July 5th 5171, 5214 & 5229 were stabled at York.
On the evening of October 9th 5171 was stabled at York.
1974
On the afternoon of March 15th 25021 was southbound at York with a trip freight.
On the afternoon of April 3rd 25021 was stabled at York.
On the afternoon of July 2nd 25001, 25021 & 25143 were stabled at York.
On the morning of July 3rd 25021 was stabled at York.
On the afternoon of September 19th 25033 & 25021 were light engines at York.
On the morning of December 19th 25021 was stabled at York.
1975
On the afternoon of January 13th 25021 was stabled at York.
On the morning of January 29th 25021 was stabled at York.
A four times weekly Tribometer train was run between Sheffield & Knottingley, commencing February 10th, with 25021 handling the first working. This working ceased earlier thank expected, many of Tinsley's Class 25/0s handled the workings with 25017 being the most frequent.
On the afternoon of May 1st 25021 was stabled at York.
On May 16th 25021 was stabled at York.
25007 & 25021 were noted at Ipswich on July 26th with the empty stock of a Glasgow - Brandon troop special.
On the afternoon of October 23rd 25021 was southbound light engine at York.
1976
On the morning of January 22nd 25145, 25018 & 25021 were stabled at York.
1977
25021 was stabled at Eastfield on March 5th.
25021 was stabled at Ayr on July 26th.
On August 18th the 10.44 Glasgow Queen Street - Dundee and the 13.38 Dundee - Glasgow Queen Street were worked by 25021.
1978
25021 was stabled at Eastfield on February 5th.
25021 was at Eastfield on April 29th.
25021 was noted at Perth on May 1st.
On June 5th the 14.44 Glasgow Queen Street - Dundee and the 17.33 Dundee - Glasgow Queen Street were worked by 25021.
The 08.44 Glasgow Queen Street - Dundee was worked by 25021 on July 24th.
25021 was noted at Inverness shed at breakfast time on August 10th. 25021 was noted at Perth on August 10th. 25021 was stabled at Ayr on August 30th.
On September 30th 25021 assisted the LCGB Ayr & Galloway railtour in hauling the passenger train the short distance from Stranraer station to Harbour Junction to allow release of the two Class 40s, 40171 & 40191.
1979
25021 was noted at Dundee depot on February 18th.
25021 was noted on Eastfield depot on June 3rd. It would later work the 16.45 Glasgow Queen Street - Aberdeen.
On June 22nd 25021 was stabled at Perth.
The 11.05 Perth - Edinburgh was worked by 25021 on June 15th. 25021 was stabled at Perth on June 22nd. An Edinburgh - Dundee ? (1P10) service was worked on June 23rd.
The 11.05 Perth - Edinburgh was worked by 25021 on July 20th and an Edinburgh - Carstairs service (1C96) on July 26th.
On August 22nd the 13.38 Dundee - Glasgow Queen Street was worked by 25021.
On September 19th 25021 worked the 22.45 Carstairs - Edinburgh. Three days later (22nd) the 07.38 Dundee - Glasgow Queen Street, 12.44 Glasgow Queen Street - Dundee and the 15.38 Dundee - Glasgow Queen Street were worked by 25021.
The 17.10 Perth - Arbroath was worked by 25021 on May 23rd.
1980
On Sunday February 17th 25021 was noted with a track layer on permanent way work at Burntisland.
Although 25021 was not boiler equipped it had been used by the Scottish Region on scheduled passenger working during the summer months. Perhaps one of its more interesting workings was on May 23rd when it came to the rescue of 20110 & 20119 working the 1N21 09.45 Edinburgh - Inverness at Aviemore. 20119 had earlier failed at Kingussie, 20110 soldiered on along to Aviemore where 25021 was added for the run to Inverness. 25021 was noted at Perth on May 25th.
On July 5th 25021 was stabled at Motherwell.
During July 25019 & 25021 were parked in a siding at Irvine, both with collision damage, consistent with the locomotives having scraped along the side of something, with 25021 sustaining the most side damage.
25021 was noted on July 31st out of use at Haymarket with minor collision damage, a lengthy scrape high up on one side and damage to the radiator grille, boiler room grille and other ventilators. It had moved to Millerhill for storage by September 2nd 1980.
25021 was withdrawn on September 3rd 1980.
Extract from Thornaby Shed Repair Record Book
D5171 for the periods 20/7/1961 - 2/11/1961 and 1/6/62 - 27/12/1962.
13/6/62 Pump sealing ring
2/7/62 Air leak behind panel No 2 end
11/7/62 B exam
15/7/62 Route indicator not working
23/7/62 B exam, deadmans sticking
27/7/62 Engine room door handle broke
30/7/62 Ploughs bent, Drag hook bent, brake blocks, sand pipes
2/8/72 B exam
6/8/62 Air pipe clip loose, Bolt loose on sand pipe stays
7/8/62 Sands open out
10/8/62 Route indicator spindle handle
13/8/62 C exam
14/8/62 Engine room door handle
20/8/62 Settling tanks to fill
23/8/62 B exam
25/8/62 Sands
29/8/62 Dip stick to exam
1/9/62 Crank case low in oil
8/9/62 Deadman not working both ends
16/9/62 Vacuum
17/9/62 Sands
18/9/62 Governor oil seal broken
19/9/62 Lub oil low
25/9/62 B exam
26/9/62 Fuel leak in engine room
30/9/62 Sands
2/10/62 Crank case to fill, sands open
5/10/62 Oil leak
8/10/62 Sand not working
10/10/62 No1 end cab door sticking, door taken off D5155
11/10/62 Jumper cable
15/10/62 Wiper not working
17/10/62 B exam
19/10/62 Failed at Danby governor
22/10/62 Oil leak engine room, governor
24/10/62 2 body lights not working
26/10/62 No lights in cubicle
28/10/62 B exam
2/11/62 Sands
7/11/62 B exam
15/11/62 Deadman's not working
20/11/62 Traction motor gear case bottom bolt loose, D exam
26/11/62 Sands
2/12/62 Lub oil low
3/12/62 B exam
10/12/62 Door handle off
13/12/62 Deadman's, wiper, sands, B exam
16/12/62 Fuel rack vibrating
18/12/62 Sands
27/12/62 B exam, rivets in brake hanger bracket broken
Resources:
Repair book information courtesy Peter Maynard.
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Page added March 9th 2012.
Last updated January 13th 2024.
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