D5246, 5246, 25096
D5246, 5246, 25096

Photograph courtesy Peter Lovell.
Class 25s from the 25090 - 25099 batch were some of the most re-allocated locomotives on BR. 25096 was no exception, after ten years randomly moving about the LMR 25096 then saw the delights of Eastfield & Haymarket, a brief return to Bescot, then Bristol & Laira before heading north again to Scotland, this tour including a stay at Inverness. Seen here at St Erth on September 15th 1975.

With twenty four transfers during its operating history D5246/25096 was one of the most transferred Class 25's, with allocations to Western, Scottish and London Midland depots.

Built: BR Derby Locomotive Works.
Final exhaust roof panel: raised, 'L' shaped.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: ?? months.
Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 6 months.

Allocations

D5246 was new to Nottingham (16A) on January 24th 1964. Further transfers were:

August 1964 to Derby (16C).
November 1964 to Cricklewood West (14B).
January 1965 to London Division Midland Lines (D14).
April 1965 to Saltley (2E).
April 1966 to Birmingham Division (D02).
April 1966 to London Midland Midland Lines LMML.
August 1966 to London Division Midland Lines (D14) on loan.
November 1966 to Nottingham Division (D16).
March 1967 to London Midland Western Lines LMWL.
March 1967 to London Midland Midland Lines LMML.
June 1968 to Nottingham Division (D16).
July 1968 to Liverpool Division (D08).
May 1969 to Nottingham Division (D16).
May 1973 to Toton.
March 1974 to Eastfield.
May 1974 to Haymarket.
October 1974 to Bescot.
May 1975 to Bristol.
August 1975 to Laira.
October 1975 to Haymarket.
November 1975 to Inverness.
May 1976 to Eastfield.
October 1976 to Toton.
October 1977 to Eastfield.
Stored unserviceable October 25th 1977.
Withdrawn December 31st 1977.

Renumbered April 1974.

25096 was the 20th Class 25 withdrawn, one of two retired during December 1977.

After withdrawal 25096 was moved to Glasgow Works and scrapped there during June 1978.

Works Visits

Works visits (records incomplete).

Noted Crewe Works September 1966.
Noted Crewe Works February 1968.
Noted Derby Works April 1968.
Noted Derby Works March 1969.
Noted Derby Works October 1970.
Noted Derby Works December 1972.

Highlights

1964
On January 22nd D5246 was noted light engine at Derby station, presumably very ex-works.

Condition June: two-tone green with small yellow ends, red buffer beam, engine exhaust in original location.

1965
Despite being allocated to many depots, 5246/25096 had minimal recorded passenger workings. The first recorded passenger working took place on June 29th 1965, with D5246 & D5247 working the 06.35 Birmingham New Street - Bradford to Leeds (?).

On August 30th D5246 was noted at Anlaby Road, Hull with 4P 2-6-4T 42477 en-route to Albert Drapers yard for scrap.

1966
On the morning of January 29th D5246 was on an up freight at Knighton South Junction.

On the morning of March 13th D5246 was pilot at St Pancras.

On the afternoon of April 14th D5246 was at Tyne Yard with a down freight.

On the afternoon of May 14th D5162, D5175 & D5246 were stabled at Thornaby.

1967
On the afternoon of July 4th D5246 was northbound at Stenson Junction with a freight (4S67).

On the afternoon of July 22nd D5246 was noted at Manchester Victoria with the Up 1M35.

Condition October: two-tone green livery with small yellow ends.

1968
On June 22nd 5246 & 5255 worked the summer dated roundtrip Nottingham - Llandudno Town service.

On the morning of September 28th 5246 was light engine at Warrington Bank Quay.

1969
On the afternoon of January 18th 5296 was light engine at Wigan Wallgate.

On June 21st 5246 & 5236 worked the summer dated roundtrip Nottingham - Llandudno Town service.

Condition August: two-tone green livery with full yellow ends, red buffer beam, engine exhaust in original location.

On the evening of November 10th (?) 5246 & 7504 worked a 22.00 Narborough - Hamworthy special going as far as Eastleigh, thence returning light to Banbury, where they were procured to work the 11th's 12.10 Banbury - Reading West and 14.50 return.

1970
Condition April: two-tone green livery, full yellow ends, 'D' prefix, engine exhaust in original location, no blanking plates, foot/hand holds present.

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.

A journey from Leighton Buzzard to Crewe for the Works Open Day on August 9th included the following:
Bletchley: 7535, E3001, E3022
Rugby: 3024, 3188, 7566, E3004, E3011, E3076, E3079
Nuneaton: 7559, 7610
Rugeley: 5141
Stafford: 3870, 5143, E3023
Crewe station area (late morning):
162
200, 245, 300, 309, 379
402, 405, 414, 416, 420, 421, 433, 443, 444
1512, 1552, 1580, 1612, 1633, 1692, 1693, 1823, 1851, 1855, 1905, 1934, 1939, 1945, 1958
3031, 3217, 3232, 3290, 3291, 3801, 3861
5030, 5038, 5045, 5056, 5142
5246, 5288, 7635, 7636
E3003, E3023, E3059, E3061, E3062, E3071, E3076, E3082 (Class 86s omitted)

Crewe Works
201, 205, 239, 251, 280, 289, 302, 367, 393, 398
415
1504, 1516, 1519, 1520, 1530, 1533, 1534, 1542, 1543, 1545, 1580, 1590, 1601, 1621, 1626, 1634, 1641, 1646, 1654, 1659, 1670, 1675, 1694, 1702, 1709, 1813, 1836, 1844, 1848, 1856, 1858, 1892, 1931, 1940, 1948, 1987
3510
8070, 8115, 8170, 8176, 8307
26049, 76025
E3046-cond, E3084
E3150, '86501'

Crewe station area (afternoon):
221, 292, 316, 329, 382, 386
411, 419, 422, 424, 426 427, 440, 446
1654, 1842, 1847, 1952
3069, 3113, 3467, 3585, 3970
5029, 5047, 5049, 5052, 5057, 5092
5244
7534
E3001, E3054, E3063, E3073, E3074, E3089

Stafford: 5024, 5079
Nuneaton: 3951, 5284, 7559
Bletchley: 7527, 7528.

The failure of Class 45 No.97 on September 11th 1972 working the 16.50 St. Pancras - Derby saw 5246 & 7619 bring the service into Derby from ??

On December 14th the 13.50 Derby - St. Pancras was worked to Leicester by 5246 & 5291 (a Derby Works running-in turn at least for 5246).

The snag sheet for December 14th recorded:

2nd test run.

5296; December 14th 1972; 13.50 from Derby
Load Speed Amps Volts (Derby) Volts (Trent) Other
1 - - 835 710 -
2 - - 835 765 -
3 - - 830 760 -
4 - - 825 740 -
5 - - 815 780 -
6 - - 810 745 -

A maximum speed of 82mph was recorded, presumably south of Trent, amps recorded were 1,140 at 40mph, 1,100 at 45mph, 1,050 at 59.5 & 64mph and 1,025 at 82mph.

On December 15th 5246 made a test run from Derby Works.

The snag sheet for December 15th recorded:

2nd test run.

5296; December 15th 1972; Derby
Load Speed Amps Volts Notes Other
1 31 850 885 - -
2 38 875 877 - -
3 44 915 808 - -
4 56 915 870 - -
5 68 950 862 - -
6 73 1,000 850 - -

Load Speed Amps Volts Notes Other
- 13 1,300 - - -
- 16 1,250 - - -
- 18 1,200 - - -
- 19 1,190 - - -
- 20 1,150 - - -
- 22 1,125 - - -
- 24 1,100 - - -
- 26 1,050 - - -
- 33 1,000 - - -
- 41 1,000 - - -
- 46 1,040 - - -
- 58 1,050 - - -
- 61 1,000 - - -
- 73 1,100 - - -
- 80 1,050 815 - -

Table below is notated as Trent.

Load Speed Amps Volts Notes Other
1 33 700 1,000 - -
2 39 900 1,050 - -
3 45 900 1,050 - -
4 53 950 1,100 - -
5 65 970 1,070 - -
6 73 1,000 1,160 - -

Table below is notated as Loughborough.
Two columns of amp recordings made.

Load Speed Amps Amps Volts Other
1 29 950 1,150 865 -
2 36 950 1,150 860 -
3 42 950 1,150 845 -
4 51 950 1,150 845 -
5 63 1,000 1,100 835 -
6 71 1,000 1,170 830 -

Load Speed Amps Volts Notes Other
- 10 1,700 - - -
- 14 1,600 - - -
- 16 1,500 - - -
- 18 1,390 - - -
- 20 1,250 - - -
- 22 1,200 - - -
- 24 1,100 - - -
- 25 1,050 - - -
- 26 1,000 - - -
- 27 990 - - -
- 42 950 - - -
- 50 950 - - -

1973
On the morning of May 7th 5246 was northbound at Skelton (York) with an empty continuously welded rail train.

5246 managed at least one round trip to Skegness, from Leicester on July 22nd 1973 with 5268.

Substituting for Class 45s on coal trains destined for the Kent area, May 14th found 5231 & 5246 on a Brent - Southfleet service and the return Betteshanger - Toton.

1974
On the morning of January 4th 5246 was stabled at York.

On April 27th a Glasgow - Inverness service suffered locomotive problems south of Perth, one of the replacement locomotives for the remainder of the run to Inverness was 25096.

On November 21st 25096 was southbound at Glendon Junction with an engineer's train.

Wagons of wood pulp in December 16th s 05.25 Margam Geli freight derailed between Cefn Junction and Tondu, the Margam breakdown train arrived behind 25096, a most unusual choice for this area.

1975
At about 7pm on August 15th at Exeter St Davids in the Up direction were 25096 & 25098 with the 6Z98 loaded stone train. At the same time 25093 & 25094 were on Exeter stabling point.

On August 21st 25096 worked the 9B73 15.05 Whimple - Exeter Riverside freight.

25096 spent about two months allocated to Laira, whilst here it acquired a fine piece of passenger haulage. On October 4th 1975 25096 & 25093 worked the 09.35 Penzance - Wolverhampton throughout, a total of 310 passenger miles.

1976
On April 17th 25096 was stabled at Inverness.

On May 2nd 25096 was noted at Aston with a freight (8T40).

On August 6th the 10.04 Glasgow Queen Street - Dundee was worked by 25096 & 26004.

On the morning of November 16th 25096 was stabled at York.

In South Wales the use of Class 25s for working regular diagrams was finished, Class 37s now taking up these diagrams out of Cardiff and Newport, though Class 25s would frequently deputise for a non-available Class 37. A number of workings brought foreign Type 2s into the area, on November 24th 25096 (IS) arrived with the 22.58 6V88 Warrington - Margam ingot train.

Type 2s at Birkenhead Mollington Street on the morning of December 19th included 24133, 25053, 25090, 25096, 25099, 25100, 25137, 25161, 25211, 25286, 25297, 25298, 25300 & 25307.

1977
On February 5th 25096 wasd stabled at Nottingham station.

The last recorded passenger working for 25096 produced another lengthy journey, on July 17th 25096 & 25073 worked the 18.15 Barmouth - Alfreton & Mansfield, the return leg of a day excursion, a run totalling 204 miles.

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Not all known passenger workings are recorded on this page.

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Last updated June 28th 2022.

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