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![]() The lengthy twenty two year two month career of D5239/25089 included allocations to many London Midland Region depots as well being allocated to Eastern & Scottish depots.
Built: BR Derby Locomotive Works. Allocations D5239 was new to Toton (16A) on December 21st 1963. Further transfers were:
May 1964 to Nottingham (16D). Renumbered April 20th 1974. 25089 was the 271st Class 25 withdrawn, one of five retired during February 1986. After withdrawal 25089 was stored at Crewe Gresty Lane & Basford Hall. 25089 moved to Leicester Humberstone Road on July 15th 1987 (see detail below) and to Vic Berry's yard by July 20th 1987. By the middle of October 1987 25089 had been scrapped. 25089, 25196, 25230, 25324 Crewe Vic Berry, Leicester July 15th, 1987 Works Visits Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works October 1965. Highlights
1964 On Sunday July 5th stabled at Nottingham were: D5193, D5199, D5203, D5224, D5231, D5239, D5258, D5264, D5289, D7568, D7583, D7585, D7590 & D7591.
1965 On the evening of September 3rd D5239 was at Hatton Bank with freight 5M08, (Hinksey Yard - Washwood Heath?).
1966 On the evening of June 12th D5239 was stabled at Derby. On the morning of September 4th D5239 was stabled at Bedford. On September 12th D5239 worked the 07.30 Bedford St Pancras.
1967 On the evening of April 15th D5204 & D5239 were light engines at Washwood Heath. On the morning of May 27th D5239 was light engine at Avenue Sidings (Bolsover).
1969 On December 31st AM10 071 working the 10.43 Coventry - Euston service collided with some empty derailed wagons near Roade. The leading coach M76155 was severely damaged in the collision. For the clean up Rugby sent out a wiring train led by 5239 whilst 7601 arrived with the Bletchley crane. Mainline services into Euston were routed over to the Midland mainline, via Nuneaton & Wigston using an assortment of diesel power. Tremendous delays were encountered in the St Pancras area due to lack of platform space and the extreme length of the trains, especially the sleepers. The following day creativity took over through the use of the Bedford - Bletchley line, using part of the truncated Hitchin branch, a number of freight sidings and the sharp single track curve at Bedford No 1 box. By the turn of the New Year the lines at Roade were back in service, but the overhead wiring was still inoperative. Southbound electric locos were doubleheaded with diesels over this short section, with a number of Class 25 s acting as pilots.
1970 On the early afternoon of September 11th 1815 & 5239 were light engines at Banbury.
1972 A notable long distance working for pairs of Class 25 s was the Hope (Earles Sidings) Exeter Central cement, on September 23rd 7501 & 5239 were in charge.
1973 On November 9th 5239 worked a late afternoon Severn Tunnel Junction - Exeter Riverside freight, then going forward with the 7B36 18.45 Exeter Riverside - Plymouth Friary freight. 5239 was noted at Exeter stabling point on November 10th. On the afternoon of November 12th 5239 was noted at Exeter Riverside.
1974 On the afternoon of June 26th 25089 was stabled at York. The continuing shortage of power on the WR allowed many strangers to reach deep into WR territory, the 18.00 Riverside East Usk frequently featuring pairs of Class 25 s, November 6th produced 25276 & 25089. On the morning of December 5th 25089 was southbound at Skelton (York) with a train of vanfits.
1975 On August 7th the previous day's 1V61 23.55 Glasgow Central - Bristol Temple Meads was noted at Crewe with 25089 & 25147 assisting an electric locomotive due to overhead line damage. On October 16th the 07.15 Peterborough - Kings Cross was worked by 25089 & 31191.
1976 On July 18th with 25089 assisting the 12.15 Birmingham New Street - Manchester Piccadilly forward from Crewe dragging 86256 due to the power being off for engineering work. On July 27th 25089 was noted at Guide Bridge. On September 12th 25089 was noted westbound at Great Rocks with loaded ICI limestone hoppers. On October 10th stabled at Cockshute were: 24081, 25057, 25089, 25099, 25145, 25151, 25264, 25291, 25294 & 25327. On the afternoon of October 16th 25089 worked the Chester - Red Bank vans.
1977 The snag sheet for February 2nd recorded: No.1 end leading.
No.2 end fault light wedged On June 8th 25089 was noted in York North Yard with ballast wagons. On the morning of December 6th 25089 was stabled at Guide Bridge.
1978 On the morning of February 6th 25089 was stabled at York. 25089 & 25041 were noted at Seacombe Junction with iron ore on June 28th. On August 5th 1979 25089 worked the 09.15 Birmingham New Street - Taunton. On September 5th 25089 worked the 15.32 Manchester Victoria - Bangor and 19.30 return. Three days later (8th) it was the turn of the 07.47 Manchester Victoria - Bangor and 11.30 return.
1979 On a snowy February 17th 25089 was northbound at Cossington with a lengthy parcels train (Peterborough - Crewe?). At lunchtime on February 22nd 25089 was noted at Derby. On the morning of February 27th 25089 was stabled at York. On March 29th 25089 was northbound at Cheltenham Spa with empty bogie bolsters.
On the morning of April 13th Midland main line observations included: 25089 & 25097 worked the morning Mountsorrell - Kennett stone train on June 13th. The 09.15 Birmingham New Street - Taunton was worked by 25089 on August 5th. On August 19th 25089 was stabled at Birkenhead Mollington Street. On August 27th 25089 was noted at Warrington Arpley. On September 12th 25089 was stabled at Buxton. On the afternoon of November 10th 25089 was noted at York.
1980 On June 7th 25089 & 25209 worked the 04.10 Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth and the 10.07 Aberystwyth - Euston to Wolverhampton. On August 12th 40144, 25089 and a diesel multiple unit were noted together at Llandudno Junction. On August 23rd 25089 & 25110 worked the 04.10 Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth and the 10.07 Aberystwyth - Euston to Wolverhampton, whilst on August 24th the same pair worked the 08.45 Birmingham New Street - Aberystwyth and the 18.10 Aberystwyth - Euston to Wolverhampton. On August 31st 25089 & 25140 worked the 10.26 St. Pancras - Nottingham throughout. On the afternoon of December 19th 25089 was stabled at Peterborough.
1981 At about 10am on March 4th 25089 & 25101 were stabled at Warrington Arpley. On March 14th 25089 handled the Leicester, Humberstone Road Parkeston acid tanks.
Observations mostly on the Midland mainline on April 12th include: On May 4th the 1E79 10.05 Liverpool - Newcastle failed with 47534 at Manchester Victoria, 25089 took the train forward to Leeds, where 40074 took over. On the morning of May 16th 25089 was noted at Chester with an up van train. On May 20th 25089 worked the 1M25 18:08 Manchester Piccadilly - St Pancras as far as Derby. At about 4.15pm on June 16th 25089 & 25060 were noted passing Warrington with a Leeds - Stanlow oil empties. On August 18th 25089 was stabled at Warrington Arpley. On October 10th 25089 was stabled at York. On October 18th 25089 was stabled at Warrington Arpley.
1982 On the afternoon of April 1st 25089 & 25309 were stabled at Leicester. On May 8th 25089 was noted at Warrington Arpley. On June 8th 25089 was stabled at Birkenhead Mollington Street. On July 30th 50036 with the 1V88 11.20 Liverpool - Paddington failed at Canley, 25089 took the service to Coventry, where 47144 took over. On August 24th & 25th 25089 worked the 2A98 10.35 Stranraer Harbour - Ayr. On August 29th the 2A06 18.06 Stranraer Harbour - Glasgow Central was booked for a Class 26 but it failed at the outset, 25089 completed the journey. The next day (30th) 25089 worked the 16.10 Glasgow Central - Carlisle and on September 7th the 12.50 Carlisle - Glasgow Central. On September 9th 25089 was noted at Warrington Arpley. On September 29th 25089 worked the 2A60 18.06 Stranraer Harbour - Glasgow Central. On December 26th 25089 was stabled at Bescot.
1983 25089 was noted at Severn Tunnel Junction on March 12th. On the afternoon of March 19th 25089 was stabled at Springs Branch. On March 21st 25089 was noted at Preston with a down coal train and later with a Railfreight service to Preston docks. A relief 21.00 Euston - Holyhead on April 2nd was worked from Crewe to Chester by 25089 & 25245, with 25089 becoming a failure at Chester. On June 5th 25089 was stabled at Bletchley. On June 17th 25089 worked the 21.15 Preston - Barrow, on June 18th 25089 was noted at Manchester Victoria. On June 19th 25089 worked the 18.45 Manchester Victoria - Holyhead throughout. 25089 was noted northbound at Warrington Bank Quay with an oil train on July 15th.
![]() On August 7th 25089 assisted the relief 22.22 Stranraer Harbour - Euston between Rugby & Bletchley, dragging 81013 due to the power being off for engineering work. On August 17th 25243 caught fire near Bletchley whilst working the Kings Cross - Tring cement empties, the fire brigade taking seventy minutes to deal with the fire. Rescue came in the shape of 25089, though for 25243 the damage proved fatal with retirement taking place during September. On September 22nd 25089 was noted passing Grange-over-Sands with hopper wagons. On September 29th & 30th 25035 & 25089 worked loaded, sheeted salt wagons from Over & Wharton to Carlisle, presumably for onward delivery to destinations in Scotland. On November 18th 46026, 25089 & 31164 were noted northbound light engines through Newark Northgate.
1984 Pairs of Type 2s were still common on the Ellesmere Port Riverside bitumen tanks with 25192 & 25089 noted on February 8th. On March 3rd 25089 worked the 21.44 Preston - Liverpool, being the portion off the 18.20 Glasgow - Manchester. Visitors to Newcastle from across the Pennines included 25089 & 25209 on March 15th's evening Hardendale - Lackenby freight, returning later with the empties. On May 31st an electric multiple unit failure saw 25089 assisting the 08.09 Coventry - Birmingham New Street throughout. Another rescue job took place on June 21st 1984 with 25089 & 25034 (?) assisting the 17.20 Crewe - Derby from somewhere between Stoke & Uttoxeter to Derby after the diesel multiple unit failed. Likewise the following day (22nd) 25089 assisted the 11.20 Crewe - Lincoln Central between Crewe & Derby. On June 23rd 25089 was light engine at Wakefield Kirkgate. June 26th brand new Sprinter 150001 was delivered from York to the Derby Research Centre by 25089. A railtour on December 1st 1984 saw 25089 & 25245 work the Plymouth - Buxton 'Buxton Bullet' railtour between Bescot & Stockport. On December 9th locomotives on permanent way duty at Rugby included 25064, 25089, 25266, 31301 & 08648. On December 16th 25089 was noted hauling new (?) London Transport stock between Amersham & Aylesbury.
1985 On February 13th 25089 was noted at Neasden with an empty coaching stock working. On March 6th 25089 & 25072 were at Aberystwyth waiting to depart with the fuel tank empties to Stanlow. A charter from St. Helens Shaw Street to Euston on April 20th failed at Bletchley behind 85036, 25089 took the train forward to Euston. On May 1st 25089 was southbound at Springs Branch with a Speedlink. On June 1st 25195, 25089 & 25230 were light engines at Crewe sttion. On June 5th 25089 & 25209 were noted at Ipswich with the Llanwern - Parkeston tanks. When 31430 failed at Leicester on June 10th with the 10.20 Birmingham New Street - Norwich, 25089 worked the train through to Norwich and returned with the 16.40 Norwich - Birmingham New Street as far as Leicester where it was failed with an oil leak and replaced by 25278.
![]() On June 26th 25089 & 25213 were noted at Preston with a Stanlow - Bishopbriggs oil train. On July 3rd 25213 & 25089 were at Aberystwyth to work the Aberystwyth - Stanlow fuel tank empties. On July 8th the relief 13.50 Birmingham New Street - Edinburgh was handled by four Class 25s with 25266 & 25285 between Birmingham New Street & Preston via Manchester and later 25089 & 25213 forward from Carstairs. On July 12th 25089 & 25190 were southbound at Warrington Bank Quay witn an oil train (empties for Stanlow?), On July 17th? the 11.18 Euston - Stirling motorail was worked forward from Mossend by 25089. The final recorded passenger working for 25089 took place two days later on July 19th working the 17.40 Carlisle - Glasgow Central. On July 26th 25089 was southbound at Crewe with a parcels train. On August 12th 25089 worked a Bescot - Banbury freight. On the late afternoon of August 27th 25089 was northbound at Loughborough with a short Speedlink freight, possibly a Humberstone Road - Toton New Bank freight. On August 31st 25089 was noted at Shrewsbury with parcels train headed in the Hereford direction.
![]() On September 5th 25089 was eastbound at Llandudno Junction with a lengthy Speedlink service. On September 11th 25089 worked Bestcot trip T41 with traffic for Wellington & Donnington MOD. On October 16th 25089 & 25244 worked the Aberystwyth - Stanlow fuel tank empties. 25089 was noted at Manchester Victoria on November 3rd. On November 17th 25089 was at Crewe station with a wiring train.
1986 25089 was noted at Severn Tunnel Junction on February 2nd. 25089 was withdrawn on February 24th 1986.
![]() Not all known passenger workings are recorded on this page.
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Page added July 27th 2013.
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Commuter logs from John Tyler, Harpenden
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