D5224, 5224, 25074
D5224, 5224, 25074


Photograph collection of webmaster.
A winter's day sometime in 1973 or 1974 finds 5224 & 5231 at Whitley Bay on an unknown working, possibly a football special from somewhere in the East Midlands. The station has been rebuilt since this view but the terrace houses in the background still remain.

The seventeen year two month career of D5224/25074 was spent allocated to London Midland depots associated with the Midland mainline or the London area.

Built: BR Darlington Locomotive Works.
Boiler equipped.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 57 months.
Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 20 months.

Allocations

D5224 was new to Toton (18A) on July 20th 1963. Further transfers were:

September 1963 to to Nottingham (16A).
February 1964 to Nottingham (16D).
January 1965 to London Midland (Midland) Lines.
February 1968 to London Division (D14).
June 1968 to London Division (D01).
November 1969 to Nottingham Division (D16).
May 1973 to Toton.
Withdrawn September 7th 1980.

Renumbered March 16th 1974.

25074 was the 40th Class 25 withdrawn, one of nine retired during September 1980.


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After withdrawal 25074 was stored at Springs Branch until November 21st 1980 when it moved with 25047/99 & 25116 to Swindon Works, being broken up there by the third week of May 1982. Although the locomotive is not positively identified, its Swindon Works on May 19th 1982, during this month 25074 was recorded as being cut up, the only one with the earlier bodystyle to be so treated around this time.

Works Visits

Works visits (records incomplete).

Noted Derby Works January 1965.
Noted Derby Works May 1967.
Noted Crewe Works May 1969.
Noted Derby Works August 1974.
Noted Derby Works October & November 1975 (Classified assumed, gangway doors sheeted over).
Noted Derby Works June 1977.

Highlights


Photograph courtesy G W Sharpe.
Shiny paint reveals that D5224 is not long out of Darlington Works. Apart from fifteen months (6/68 - 11/69) when it was allocated to Willesden, 25047 was always allocated to a depot within site of the Midland mainline.

1964
On Sunday July 5th stabled at Nottingham were: D5193, D5199, D5203, D5224, D5231, D5239, D5258, D5264, D5289, D7568, D7583, D7585, D7590 & D7591.

1965
With considerable time spent allocated to the Toton/Nottingham Division, boiler equipped D5224/25074 acquired a varied selection of passenger workings. D5224 was noted on April 19th working the 11.45 Manchester Central - Sheffield. On April 24th D5224 worked the 10.55am Morecambe - Leeds.

On the morning of October 2nd D5224 was at Nottingham Midland with empty coaching stock.

On Sunday December 5th a visit to several East Midlands area installations produced the following Derby/Sulzer Type 2s:

Derby Works:
D5054, D 5087, D5135
D5166
D5268, D5298
D7562, D7564, D7566, D7567, D7576, D7588, D7598, D7599, D7600, D7601, D7602

Derby shed:
D5011
D5185, D5189, D5198, D5205, D5224, D5230, D5293
D7505, D7521, D7529, D7532, D7538, D7540, D7543, D7548, D7559, D7560, D7569, D7572, D7582, D7591, D7594, D7634

Toton shed:
D5186
D5201, D5228, D5231, D5235, D5237, D5240, D5242, D5256, D5259, D5261, D5265, D5267, D5272, D5280, D5284, D5285, D5287, D5288, D5299
D7504, D7527, D7542, D7544, D7545, D7558, D7561, D7571, D7577, D7579, D7597

Nottingham shed:
D5209, D5270, D5290
D7511, D7533, D7563

Colwich shed
D5195, D7554, D7557

1966
On the morning of Sunday May 15th the Midland main line from Hendon to Wellingborough was occupied by many permanent way works including:
Hendon: D5401 permanent way train
Harpenden: D5241 track train and D65 spoil train
Flitwick: D7503 & D75xx spoil train
Oakley: D5404 track train and D5403 ballast train
Souldrop: D45 track train
Wellingborough: D5373 & D5397 with permanent way trains and D5224, D5273, D5378 & D5388 on Wellingborough shed.

On the morning of October 28th D5224 was at Mill Hill with an up local.

On November 6th D5224 was stabled at Wellingborough.

1967
Noted at Derby between about 11am & 2pm on January 19th were:
D5187, D7559 & D7578 on empty coaching stock duties
D7594, D7597 light engines
D5294 & D7567 with an up freight
D5224 & D57 with the eight coach 12.55 Sheffield - St Pancras
D5267 parcels stock
D5258 up freight
D7550 on shed
45407, 47000, 48103, 73011 & 92025 on shed.

On July 3rd D5224 worked a Manchester Piccadilly - Sheffield Midland service.

1968
On April 9th D5224 worked the 07.54 Harpenden - Moorgate.

1969
Condition August: well worn green livery with frame level stripe, full yellow ends, gangway doors in place, bodyside hand/footholds present, no blanking plate, 'D' prefix present.

1970
During the early afternoon of April 12th 5224 was light engine at Rugby.

On the late morning of July 21st 1866, 227, 254 & 5224 were down light engines at Crewe.

1971
On March 23rd 1971 the 08.01 Manchester Piccadilly - St. Pancras with Class 45 No. 46 had 5224 as pilot between Derby & Leicester (a running-in turn?).

A day excursion from Euston on October 23rd 1971 was worked by 5224 & 5235 from Wolverhampton to Aberystwyth and return.

1972
On Saturday June 10th an excursion from St Pancras to York with 1856 (1Z58) included the following observations:
Bedford: 5222, 4139
Wellingborough: 4, 3863, 3864, 7514
Kettering: 7563
Leicester: 3057, 5243, 5246, 7516, 7520, 7522, 7588, 7616
Toton: 3514, 3852, 5224, 5260, 7560
Chesterfield: 5282, 7567, in scrap yard D2383-cond & SR 3107-cond
York Station (by Class):
11, 50, 99, 127, 130, 131, 139, 140, 153, 182
251, 274, 275, 284, 346, 352, 353
1102, 1107, 1110, 1503, 1505, 1531, 1551, 1593, 1596, 1712, 1768, 1792, 1856, 1869, 1904, 1936, 1989, 1997
3874
5027 Aberystwyth-York mail? (to depot)
5241, 7564 (both to depot)
5520, 5546, 5553, 5583, 5599, 5658
6700, 6716, 6754, 6782, 6822
8185, 8191
9000, 9001, 9003, 9005, 9008, 9014, 9017, 9019
Toton: 3400, 3514, 3854, 5173
Leicester depot: 3057, 3786, 5231, 5245, 5277, 7522, 7561
Leicester station: 7520
Wellingborough: 3786, 7516
Bedford: 4139, 5222, 7604.

Freight and parcels observations at Luton on the morning of July 21st include:
128 6M59
117 6E43
83 8C36
5222 9C29
1804 5P49
70 8V27
109 8F20
93 6C35
Observations in the afternoon include:
93 6M48
113 3C48
109 8V21
70 8M41
5224 5C33
7664 0C51
56 6E37
Later that day at Leagrave observations included:
1949 4S43
7664 8E11
100 8F51
69 8Z21
128 8E51
1767 6E53
102 3E09

A Nottingham - Aberystwyth mystery excursion on July 23rd was worked out & back by 5224 & 7640 for a total of 382 miles.

On August 26th 5224 & 5248 were noted eastbound at Thetford with a passenger service, headcode 1Z94.

A trip from Luton to Derby for a visit to the Locomotive Works Open Day on August 26th includes the following observations:
Luton: 5243
Bedford: 3859, 4139
Wellingborough: 35, 3863, 3864
Kettering: 57, 5277
Leicester: 10, 43, 38, 73, 85, 102, 118, 130, 1860, 1989, 3776, 3862, 3866, 5233, 5235
Derby Tech Center, London Road curve, station area (morning): 18, 21, 27, 33, 47, 67, 91, 95, 98, 104, 169, 177, 151, 160,
1755, 1769, 1942, 1960, 2130, 2387, 3082, 3186, 3351, 3569, 3572, 3577, 3771, 3792, 5232, 5241, 5270, 5282,
5567, 5570, 5618, 5626, 6869, 7615, 7639, 8047, 8072, 8156
Derby Tech Center, London Road curve, station area (afternoon): 14, 22, 26, 56, 58, 63, 68, 79, 90, 101, 109, 110, 117, 133, 139, 173, 1579, 1583, 1588, 1727, 1732, 1738, 5234, 5236, 5242, 5250, 5276, 5279, 5280, 5281, 5618, 6750, 7610, 8197
Leicester: 52, 73, 102, 5224, 5233, 5235, 5243, 5248, 5267, 5284, 7561
Market Harborough: 1860
Wellingborough: 99, 130, 5241, 7614, 7615, 7649
Bedford: 52, 83, 3859, 4139
Luton: 7523, 6590 6M54.

On September 16th the 14.30 Yarmouth - Walsall was worked from Norwich by 5224 & 7633.

Freight and special trains noted at Luton on November 4th include:
5266 8C36
1632 6C35
5237 & 5224 1Z68
1632 4S36
1570 1Z69
52 8Z56.

1973
On the evening of February 19th 5224 & 5225 were light engines at York station (8M30).

A late evening working took place on April 15th with 5224 working the 20.43 Birmingham New Street - Peterborough. At the end of the summer season on September 1st 5224 & 5279 worked the summer dated roundtrip Nottingham - Llandudno Town.

On the afternoon of September 7th 7667 & 5224 were stabled at York.

On October 20th 5224 (Toton allocated) was noted at Exeter stabling point with headcode 6V51 - a sugar beet working?

1974
A lengthy adventure was had by 25074 & 25057 on April 15th working a roundtrip Leamington Spa - Paignton day excursion for a total of 444 miles (reporting code 1Z78, return departure 19.10pm).

More seaside visits followed, on May 25th with the roundtrip Nottingham - Llandudno Town, returning as far as Derby. On May 26th 25046 & 25074 were noted at Yarmouth with an excursion from?

On June 15th 25074 & 25025 worked a roundtrip Leicester - Skegness, the next day (16th) the same pair worked a relief roundtrip Alfreton & Mansfield - Skegness.

On August 26th 25074 & 25134 worked a roundtrip relief Alfreton & Mansfield - Skegness.

On November 18th the 15.30 St. Pancras - Nottingham with 45131 was assisted forward from Leicester (?) by 25074.

1975
1975 brought more weekend adventures. On May 24th the 08.00 Walsall - Yarmouth was worked to Leicester by 25074 & 25280, being replaced by 25083 & 25102. On May 31st 25074 & 25118 worked the Derby - Norwich - Yarmouth - Norwich - Walsall diagram.


Photograph collection of webmaster.
25074 with a trip working on the Kettering - Cransley branch that leads to Cohen's scrapyard on June 18th 1975.

There was a change of scenery on August 9th when the 08.25 Leicester - Blackpool North was worked from/to Nottingham - Blackpool North by 25074 & 25129. On August 26th 25074 & 25138 worked the twelve coach 09.20 Derby - Skegness and the return 19.25 Skegness - Derby. On August 28th 25074 was stabled at Saltley.

The Derby - Norwich - Yarmouth - Norwich - Walsall diagram was worked by 25074 & 25132 on September 13th.

On the afternoon of October 3rd 25206 & 25074 were stabled at York.

On November 19th 1975 25074 made a test run from Derby Works.

The snag sheet for November 19th recorded:

25074; November 19th 1975; 1C47 10.50 Nottingham
Load Speed Amps Volts Notes Other
1 28 800 - - -
2 37 800 - - -
3 45 800 - - -
4 52 900 - - -
5 66 920 - - -
6 - - - - -

Radiators unbalanced B side low
No.1 cab warning horn one note only
No.2 cab driver's side door seals at bottom
No.3 traction motor cables to reposition
Water pressure low 12
Oil pressure low at top 46
No.1 cab 2nd man's side door seal strip.

1976
The summer dated Nottingham - Llandudno Town roundtrip was worked by 25074 & 25205 on July 7th. Two weeks later on July 23rd a Banbury - Aberystwyth day excursion was worked out and back by 25074 & 25188. The next day (24th) the same pair were in use on a Cambridge - Aberystwyth day excursion, working from/to Wolverhampton, for a two day total of 558 passenger miles.

On August 21st with 25074 & 25065 on the full Derby - Norwich - Yarmouth - Norwich - Walsall diagram.

25074 & 25xxx (thought to be 25260) were noted at Aberystwyth on September 5th with the M&GN 'Cambrian Coaster' from Euston, its not sure where the Class 25s took over the special.

On the afternoon of September 13th 25074, 25218 & 25290 were stabled at York.

1977
1977 produced a little variety, starting on January 13th 25074 worked a morning Crewe - Lincoln Central with hauled stock in the absence of a diesel multiple unit.

A Burton on Trent - Skegness day excursion was worked out & back by 25074 & 25076 on April 11th.

On April 23rd 25074 was southbound at Leicester (for Birmingham?) with a six coach passenger service.

25074 was north of the border on May 17th working the 09.40 Edinburgh - Inverness to Perth.

On July 23rd 25073 & 25074 were noted coupled together at Nottingham Midland.

A three coach shoppers special was worked by 25074 on August 29th from Holyhead - Llandudno Junction, 24081 took the train forward to Llandudno Town.

Permanent way work between Warwick and Hatton on September saw 25074 + 25132 and 25136 + 25282 in use.

The 16.00 Crewe - Cardiff was worked by 25074 on October 8th.

On October 11th 25074 was noted at Exeter with the 4B10 15.56 Bristol - Plymouth parcels (eight vans).


Photograph courtesy Peter Lovell
25074 at Crewe sometime during 1977.

1978
25074 was noted on a departmental working southbound at Washwood Heath on April 21st.

The workings for 1978 started out with the run of the mill seaside visits but ended with a mammoth trip. On May 1st 25074 & 25036 wored a roundtrip relief Leicester - Skegness. A Swansea - Spalding flower excursion on May 6th was worked forward from Nottingham to Spalding by 25074 & 25073, replacing a locomotive failure on the outward leg, the return to Nottingham is assumed.

On July 2nd & 6th 25074 & 25043 were noted on unidentified workings at Skegness, on the latter date the locomotives were failed at Skegness and replaced by 20107 & 20155.

On July 13th 25074 was northbound at Northwich with a freight.

25074 was noted southbound through Preston with tankers (chlorine?) on August 23rd.

September produced two Cardiff - Crewe line workings; on September 15th working the 06.04 Crewe - Cardiff and the 16.00 Crewe - Cardiff, on September 28th the 17.10 Cardiff - Crewe. The next day proved to be a monster for 25074 & 25073. They were diagrammed for the 'Wadebridge Wanderer' railtour departing Derby at 20.30 on September 29th for Plymouth working via West Ruislip, Greenford, Drayton Green Junction, Hanwell, Bath, Bristol Temple Meads, Taunton, Exeter St Davids, Newton Abbot and Plymouth. The return was equally as torturous, at Exeter St Davids the ex-LSWR route was taken to Salisbury & Basingstoke, then turning off to Reading and reaching Leicester by which route? for a total of at least 780 miles for each locomotive.

Noted at Frodingham depot on October 22nd were 25074, 25100, 25107 & 25167.

On October 27th 25074 worked three coal wagons and brakevan for the coal concentration depot at Pensnett.

On the afternoon of November 18th 25074, 25102, 25260 & 25282 were stabled at Saltley.

1979
Although 1980 was the last year in service for 25074, the last recorded passenger workings for 25074 occurred during 1979. On January 9th 25074 & 31408 worked the 07.08 Peterborough - Kings Cross. A month later it was railtour duty for 25074 & 25071 on February 10th working the DDA 'Nottingham Collier'. 25074 replaced 25302 at Nottingham to join 25071 for the trip to Annesley Colliery and the return to Marylebone.

It was a lengthy day out on February 23rd when a diesel multiple unit failure saw 25074 and hauled stock work the 09.10 Liverpool - Hull, the return 13.47 Hull - Manchester Victoria and the 17.12 Manchester Victoria - Liverpool. On February 25th the 09.45 Manchester Piccadilly - St. Pancras was hauled from Manchester Piccadilly to Derby via the Woodhead route, with 45130 on the reverse move between Woodburn Junction & Sheffield.

On the early afternoon of May 17th 25074 was noted at Bristol Bath Road.

The final passenger working for 25074 was also a lengthy day out, with 25137 working a roundtrip Maryport - Stratford-on-Avon day excursion on May 19th 1979, for a total of 427 miles.

On the afternoon of May 23rd 25074 was stabled at York. On the morning of May 25th 25074 was stabled at York.

On the evening of June 22nd 25074 was noted at Crewe with an up freight.

25074 was noted at York station on September 29th.

On October 6th 25074 & 25154 were noted at Shrewsbury with the TRPS 'Rheidol Rambler' from Euston for Tywyn.

The Mondays Only 05.49 Toton - Eastleigh freight was worked by 25127 & 25074 on October 25th, the next day the same pair of locomotives were noted westbound light engines at Water Orton.

On the morning of November 9th 25074 was stabled at York, by the afternoon 25074 was at Derby with a southbound oil.

On December 7th 25074 worked the 12.25 Crewe - Cardiff.

1980


Photograph courtesy Roger Geach.
25123 & 25074 at March station on a damp & misty January 28th 1980 with the 09.48 Mountsorrel - Kennet sand train.

25074 was noted at Oxford depot on February 1st.

On March 6th 25074 worked the 11.30 Bangor - Manchester Victoria.

On the afternoon of April 28th 25074 was stabled at York.

On July 4th 25074 was noted at Cambridge Road.

25074 was stabled at Springs Branch on September 1st.

25074 was withdrawn on September 7th 1980.

A cabside number panel with TOPS decal survived the scrapping of 25074.

Not all known passenger workings are recorded on this page.

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