The sixteen and a half year career of D5266/25116 was spent allocated to a variety of London Midland depots.
Built: BR Derby Locomotive Works.
Boiler room grilles sheeted over.
Final exhaust roof panel: raised, square.
Center lampbracket & other fittings removed (No.1 cab only).
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 57 months.
Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 21 months.
Allocations
D5266 was new to Nottingham (16A) on April 29th 1964. Further transfers were:
May 1964 to Derby (16C).
January 1965 to Nottingham Division (D16).
January 1965 to Saltley (2E).
April 1966 to Birmingham Division (D02).
April 1966 to London Midland Midland Lines (LMML).
December 1967 to Nottingham Division (D16).
April 1968 to London Midland Midland Lines (LMML).
June 1968 to Nottingham Division (D16).
July 1968 to Liverpool Division (D08).
December 1969 to Manchester Division (D09).
November 1970 to Nottingham Division (D16).
May 1973 to Toton.
February 1976 to Carlisle.
May 1976 to Cricklewood.
October 1976 to Toton.
May 1978 to Cricklewood.
Withdrawn November 2nd 1980.
Renumbered February 27th 1974.
25116 was the 57th Class 25 withdrawn, one of seventeen retired during November 1980, including shedmate 25112.
At withdrawal 25116 was briefly stored at Springs Branch before moving with 25047/74/99 to Swindon Works on November 21st 1980. 25116 was scrapped here by the end of July 1982.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Crewe Works January 1969.
Noted Derby Works September 1971.
Noted Derby Works January 1976 (Classified).
Noted Derby Works August 1978 - January 1979 (accident repair).
Highlights
1965
On March 17th D5266 was not at Holbeck in a very grimy condition.
1967
On the morning of July 20th D5266 was shunting at Derby.
1968
On June 3rd D5266 was southboound at Matlock with a passenger service (1T10), appears to be late afternoon, D5266 is two-tone green with full yellow ends.
On August 24th 5266 worked the round trip Nottingham - Llandudno Town summer dated service with 5196.
1970
On April 4th the 09.05 Euston - Blackpool South was worked forward from Preston by 5266.
1972
Observations on Saturday April 15th 1972 from a St Pancras - Leeds Merrymaker (1Z94) include:
Kettering: 5243
Leicester Shed: 5266, 7593, 7619
Toton Depot: 7559
Leeds area: 5162, 5165, 5174, 5185
Holbeck: 7571
York shed: 5172
Leicester shed: 5279, 7521, 7593, 7619, 7626, 7644
On the evening of April 17th 25132 was noted at Castle Bromwich with a freight.
At about 7am on May 4th 5266 was noted passing Manchester Victoria with a down freight.
On June 10th 5266 & 5284 worked the 13.50 Derby - St. Pancras throughout.
On July 1st 5266 & 5224 worked the 1E91 07.35 Walsall - Yarmouth to Norwich, returning from Norwich with the 1M37 14.20 Yarmouth - Derby.
On July 12th the 19.25 Sheffield - St. Pancras was worked to Nottingham by 5266.
Freight trains noted at Luton on August 22nd include:
1719 4S32
79 3D48
7567 6C29
5216 & 122 6E55
7664 & 7663 8V21
5266 & 7620 8M41
5268 & 5234 8F50
1867 6V66
1827 6E37
101 3D25
1949 6E49 bogie oil tanks
5215 0O36
6569 6M54.
Freight trains noted at Luton on August 23rd include:
7663 northbound
71 9T27
1987 6O81
136 4M16
36 5C17
7523 8C48
71 6M43
5266 & 7520 8O16
5268 & 5234 8F40
1859 6M63
120 5P49
120 8F20
117 8C25
7566 0Z90
7523 9C29
95 3C48
71 8L91
7523 9C29
1885 6V66
51 8V21
70 8F50
1853 5C33
130 8M41
1987 6E97
7566 8C32
101 3D25
7663 0O36
1809 6O62
1620 6Z39
5234 & 5268 northbound
6589 6M54.
On September 2nd 5266 & 7564 worked the Derby - Norwich - Yarmouth - Norwich - Walsall diagram.
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 morning of April 26th 5266 was stabled at York, it was later noted in the afternoon with a southbound freight at Skelton (York).
A day excursion on May 27th saw 5266 & 5237 work a Leicester - Yarmouth roundtrip (presumed).
At the end of the summer season, on September 29th 5266 & 5271 worked the 08.00 Walsall - Yarmouth to Norwich and is presumed to have returned on the 14.30 ex-Yarmouth to Walsall.
1974
On the late morning of March 14th 25116 was light engine at York.
On the evening of March 18th 25081 & 25116 were light engines at Leeds.
At about 11am on September 7th 25116 was noted at Derby with an up freight (8V63).
On the evening of October 2nd 25116 was southbound at Peterborough with eleven vanfits (6P93).
On October 6th 25116 was stabled at March.
On December 27th 25116 & 25100 were noted at Exeter with the 6V47 freight comprised of 34 van fits. The locomotives came off and retired to the stabling point.
1975
On the evening of April 17th 25116 was northbound at Derby with oil tanks.
On the afternoon of May 8th 25116 & 25245 were stabled at York.
On the afternoon of May 9th 25116 worked a York - Bradford parcels.
25116 worked a Doncaster - Newcastle parcels on May 10th.
On the afternoon of May 16th 25116 was stabled at York.
On July 15th 25116 was stabled at York.
On the afternoon of November 21st 25116 worked the 4L10 York - Bradford parcels.
25116 was noted at Tyne Yard on November 24th.
1976
On January 20th 1976 25116 made a test run from Derby Works.
The snag sheet for January 20th recorded:
| 25116; January 20th 1976; 1C41 Nottingham | |||||
| Load | Speed | Amps | Volts | Notes | Other |
| 1 | 28 | 875 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | OVR | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 50 | 900 | - | - | - | 5 | 62 | 990 | - | - | - | 6 | 68 | 1,000 | - | - | - |
Recordings above from Nottingham, recordings below from Loughborough.
| Load | Speed | Amps | Volts | Notes | Other |
| 1 | 27 | 900 | - | - | - | 2 | 34 | 920 | - | - | - | 3 | 40 | 950 | - | - | - | 4 | 48 | 960 | - | - | - | 5 | 59 | 1,000 | - | - | - | 6 | 66 | 1,010 | - | - | - |
Bolt out of clip on speedometer cable
Radiators unbalanced B side low
Nos.2 & 4 cylinder liner pieces out of ??
No.5 injector excess leak off
Nos.5 & 6 cylinder fuel pump plug leak
Load regulator cover loose
Fire bell
Engine room had water leaks above ??
Knecht fuel filter bowl leak
A side crankcase door leak
Main generator cover to fit.
On July 18th the 21.20 Kensington Olympia - Perth motorail was worked to Willesden by 25116 & 25071. July 29th was probably a typical day at Nuneaton, being noted were returning empty ballast workings with 25150 from Beighton Junction, 25046 from Bordesley Junction and 25116 from Lenton, with two Class 31 hauled workings from the southern end of the Eastern Region.
1977
On May 30th 25116, 25132, 25136, 25209 & 25254 were stabled at Toton.
On July 3rd 25116 & 25276 are assumed to have worked the 08.45 Birmingham New Street - Barmouth forward from Shrewsbury since they were noted on the return working, the 17.30 Barmouth - Birmingham New Street as far as Shrewsbury.
25116 was one of four Class 25s stabled at Nuneaton on August 29th.
On September 3rd 25116 & 25243 worked the 1E86 08.52 Leicester - Skegness to Nottingham, they were replaced here by 47325.
On the morning of October 6th 25116 was on parcels duty at Euston.
On December 27th 25116 was light engine at Nottingham Midland.
1978
On Thursday May 25th 25116 worked the 09.55 Willesden to Norwood and the return 12.10 Norwood to Willesden. On Wednesday May 31st 25116 (presumably) worked the 09.55 Willesden - Norwood and the return 12.10 Norwood to Willesden.
On Wednesday June 21st 25116 worked the 09.55 Willesden to Norwood and the return 12.10 Norwood to Willesden.
Breakfast time on June 27th found the 03.58 Ripple Lane - Hawksbury oil train derailing five of its wagons at the site of Brandon & Wolston station (between Coventry & Rugby), destroying several hundred yards of the down line. The rerailing coach from Saltley arrived quickly behind 25142, the line being cleared early on 28th, leaving room for 25116 & 25190 to bring in a train of fresh ballast.
1979
On Thursday March 1st 25116 worked the 09.55 Willesden to Norwood and (presumably) the return 12.10 Norwood - Willesden.
At about 6am on April 8th Willesden was host to 25071/25116/25169/25229/25249/25312.
On May 21st 25116 was on parcels duty at Euston.
On June 2nd 25116 was stabled at Rugby.
On the evening of July 14th 25103 & 25116 were noted at Leeds with empty coaching stock, possibly off the ex-15.05 Paignton.
On July 15th 25103 & 25116 worked a Manchester Piccadilly - Bristol Temple Meads day excursion to Crewe, here 25134 & 25140 took over. Later that day 25116 worked the 1V05 13.45 Crewe - Cardiff.
1980
25116 & 25204 were stabled at Bedford on the afternoon of January 13th.
On the afternoon of March 8th 25116 was noted at Saltley.
Observations on the Midland mainline on the afternoon of March 26th included:
25205 Cricklewood (14.20)
25099, 25183, 25300 Luton (14.50)
25126 Wellingborough (15.30)
25182 Bedford stabling point (17.20)
25116 St Albans (17.50)
On the morning of April 7th 25116 was noted at Cricklewood.
On April 18th 25116 was noted at Bedford on an engineers train.
25116 was noted at Nuneaton on July 26th.
The final recorded passenger working for 25116 took place on August 2nd with 25116 & 25129 working the Derby - Norwich - Yarmouth - Norwich - Walsall diagram.
At about 4pm on August 9th Class 25s noted at Stonebridge Park were 25067, 25069, 25116, 25125, 25140, 25173, 25176, 25182, 25266, 25301 & 25311.
On the morning of October 18th at Rugby 25116 was on a down van train, 25309 was the up pilot with 25107 & 25316 in the yard.
25116 was withdrawn on November 2nd 1980.
1981
A shortage of locomotives in November led to at least ten Class 46s being reactivated from Swindon. For this 25116 & 25197 were used to assist in reviving these Type 4s prior to their return to Gateshead.
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