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![]() The sixteen year four month career of D5258/25108 included allocations to London Midland, Eastern & Scottish Region depots.
Built: BR Derby Locomotive Works. Allocations D5258 was new to Toton on March 20th 1964. Further transfers were:
September 1964 to Nottingham (16D). Renumbered March 5th 1974. 25108 was the 35th Class 25 withdrawn, one of four retired during July 1980. After withdrawal 25108 was stored at Glasgow Works with much of the locomotive broken up there by December 1980. Parts of the cab and boiler room panelling & roof remained in use as a shed (?) until cut up during November 1988.
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Works Visits Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Crewe Works September 1968. Highlights
1964
1965
1966 On the morning of October 28th D5258 & D5397 were at Wellingborough with a down freight. On the afternoon of December 31st D5258 was stabled at Wellingborough.
1967 Stabled at Derby on the morning of April 18th were D5258, D7524, D7539 & D7550. On the morning of May 23rd D5258 was the empty coaching stock pilot at Derby. On the morning of May 27th D5258 was at Derby with the coaching stock for the service to Yarmouth. On the afternoon of June 6th D5258 was the Derby empty coaching stock pilot. On the afternoon of October 27th D5258 was light engine at Uttoxeter.
1968
1972 At about 7am on June 2nd 5258 was noted at Ordsall Lane with an up freight. On October 2nd 5258 made a test run from Derby Works. The snag sheet for October 2nd recorded:
There were no other comments on the snag sheet so presumably the test was successful. On December 14th the 17.15 Derby - Nottingham was worked by 5258 with hauled stock.
1973 On September 9th whilst on electrification work at Barton (Preston) 5258 derailed in the down loop, luckily falling away from the running lines, retrieval was four days later. At about 6pm on October 19th 5258 was noted at Manchester Victoria on an up freight (9T44). At about 5pm(?) on December 4th 5258 was noted at Liverpool Lime Street on a down van train (4F15).
1974
1975 On the evening of July 1st 25108 & 25022 were stabled at York. The roundtrip Nottingham - Llandudno Town on July 5th was worked by 25108, whilst the next day (6th) 25066 & 25108 worked a roundtrip Burton - Yarmouth excursion. After transfer to Eastfield during July 1975 a number of internal passenger services were worked. 25108 was stabled at Perth on July 14th.
1976 On September 28th 25108 was noted at Perth in ex-works condition.
1977 ![]() 25108 was noted on Ayr depot on March 13th.
![]() On June 20th a Fort William - Glasgow Queen Street service was worked by 25108. On June 24th 25010, 25091, 25108, 25144, 25227 & 25234 were noted at Dumfries. On July 22nd the 22.00 Stranraer Harbour - Euston was worked to Carlisle Kingmoor by 25108 & 25158. In the early hours of July 28th 25108 was noted at Derby with the 4M38 parcels from Leeds. On the afternoon of September 3rd noted at Eastfield were 24006, 25023, 25062, 25072, 25075, 25098, 25108, 25235, 25244 & 25247. On September 5th (?) the 23.45 Inverness - Glasgow Queen Street was worked forward from Perth by 25108.
1978 On July 31st the 12.50 Mallaig - Glasgow Queen Street was worked forward from Fort William by 25108. The next day (August 1st) 25108 was in charge of the 18.18 Glasgow Queen Street - Oban.
1979
1980 On April 6th 25108 was noted at Ayr. On May 8th 25108 worked the 15.57 Dundee - Glasgow Queen Street. On May 28th 25108 was noted at Glasgow Queen Street. On May 31st 25108 worked the 08.10 Glasgow Queen Street - Scarborough to Edinburgh. Its final recorded passenger working took place on June 5th with the 12.44 Glasgow Queen Street - Dundee. 25108 was noted at Glasgow Queen Street on May 28th. 25108 was stabled at Millerhill on June 14th. 25108 was noted at Motherwell on July 5th.
![]() 25108 was withdrawn July 14th 1980. Not all known passenger workings are recorded on this page.
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