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Built: BR Derby Locomotive Works. The eighteen year career of D5191/25041 was spent allocated to a small number of LMR depots, with a similiar allocation history to 25038/39/40. It would be withdrawn on the same day as 25038/39. Allocations D5191 was new to Toton (18A) on May 4th 1963. Further transfers were:
February 1964 to Leicester (15A). Renumbered February 16th 1974. 25041 was the 103rd Class 25 withdrawn, one of eight retired during May 1981. After withdrawal 25041 was stored at Polmadie, then moved to Kingmoor. On December 8th 1981 25041, 25142, 40113/175 moved to Swindon Works, 25041 was broken up by the third week of June 1983.
![]() Works Visits Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works September - October 1976 (Classified). Highlights
1963
1965 On April 19th 1965 the 16.08 Sheffield - Derby was worked by D5191 (possibly the working might also have been the 16.34 to Chinley). On July 31st D5191 was noted passing Colwick with a ten or eleven coach passenger train, all maroon stock (headcode 1L91 or 1E91). Condition October:green livery with frame level stripe, small warning panels with curved upper corners, panel covers frame level stripe. Although allocated to the London Midland (Midland) Lines at the time, on October 23rd worked a Carlisle New Yard - Washwood Heath freight.
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1976 On June 30th 25041 + 25161 were noted at Woodchurch on iron ore empties. On July 24th the 10.48 Holyhead - Manchester Victoria was worked by 25041. 25041 visited Derby Works during September & October.
1977 25041 was back in Derby Works from April to June and then in September. Whilst in Works 25041 was reallocated to Toton during May, it later moved to Kingmoor during July.
1978 25089 & 25041 were noted at Seacombe Junction with iron ore on June 28th. On July 28th 1978 the 18.05 Blackpool North - Stranraer Harbour was worked forward from Carlisle by 25041 & 25056, the same pair returning with the next day's (29th) 01.20 Stranraer Harbour - Blackpool North to Carlisle. 25041, 25063, 25068 were noted in the late afternoon on Inverness shed on August 9th.
1979 On October 20th 1979 25041 worked the 06.03 Crewe - Cardiff, the 11.30 Cardiff - Crewe and the 16.02 Crewe - Cardiff, a total of 417 passenger miles. The next day (21st) it was noted on a Crewe - Cardiff service. During December 25041, 25042 & 25043 all visited Derby Works, possibly all being present at the same time, 25041 & 25042 were received for N4 repairs whilst 25043 received N8 repairs.
1980 On the afternoon of April 8th 25041 was noted at Preston with an engineers train. On May 28th 25041 was light engine at Carlisle station. On the afternoon of July 19th Class 25s noted at Kingmoor were 25041, 25056, 25202 & 25281. 25041 was noted eastbound through Grange-over-sands on August 26th with a single short-wheelbase van. On September 15th 1980 25041 worked the 11.50 Glasgow Central - Nottingham between Carlisle (?) and Nottingham with 25055. 25041 was noted at Kingmoor on the morning of November 1st.
1981 25041 was at Warrington Arpley on April 12th. On the afternoon of May 3rd 25041 was noted at Weaver Junction with a permanent way train. 25041 was noted at Northwich on May 4th. The Shopping Proposal dated May 27th 1981 for 25041 indicated the final decision was to scrap the locomotive. The locomotive was recorded as in traffic and believed to be at Polmadie. Contained in the proposal were the following details:
Last Classified Body Repair: October 6th 1976
The proposal also indicated the locomotive components included: In view of the above proposal to scrap the locomotive, 25041 was withdrawn on May 31st 1981 whilst the locomotive was at Polmadie, later in the year it would be moved to Kingmoor. Early in December 25041 began its last journey with three other scrap locomotives, from Kingmoor to Swindon, arriving at the Works on December 8th.
![]() Not all known passenger workings are recorded on this page.
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