The almost seventeen year career of D5268/25118 was spent allocated to a few London Midland depots, its transfer history is one of the smallest amongst the Class 25s.
Built: BR Derby Locomotive Works.
Boiler room grilles sheeted over (1976).
Final exhaust roof panel: raised, square.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 52 months.
Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 33 months.
Allocations
D5268 was new to Nottingham (16A) on May 8th 1964. Further transfers were:
September 1964 to Derby (16C).
January 1965 to Nottingham Division (D16).
May 1973 to Toton.
Withdrawn January 4th 1981.
Renumbered March 18th 1974.
25118 was the 84th Class 25 withdrawn, one of two retired during January 1981.
After withdrawal 25118 was stored at Toton from January 1981 to October 1981 until moved to Swindon Works by October 24th 1981 and scrapped here by the first week of August 1983.
25118, 40098, 45061/71 Toton Swindon October 24th, 1981 (all traveled together??)
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works May 1968.
Noted Derby Works December 1971.
Noted Derby Works June 1972 (full repaint).
Noted Derby Works July 1976.
Highlights
1964
On July 5th stabled at Toton were D5184, D5185, D5234, D5243, D5244, D5245, D5247, D5249, D5251, D5257, D5262, D5263, D5268, D5277, D5279, D5280 & D5281.
1965
On the late afternoon of April 3rd D5268 was noted with a freight at Baguley Fold.
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, D7598, D7602, D7566, D7567, D7576, D7588, D7599, D7600, D7601
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 February 29th D5268 was on a down parcels at Kettering.
The first recorded passenger workings for 5268/25118 involved the summer dated Nottingham - Llandudno Town service on July 30th with 5232.
1968
On the evening of July 9th D5268 & D7517 were noted at Derby with a down freight.
1970
On the morning of April 12th 5268 was at Stoke on Trent with a down parcels.
1971
Whitemoor continued sending Class 25s into Eastern territory, on May 27th 5268 went out on the 8B40 12.18 Whitemoor - Hitchin, returning with the 7P04 17.11 Letchworth - Whitemoor.
On August 28th 5268 & 5233 worked the Nottingham - Llandudno and return.
1972
On April 16th 5268 was noted at Nottingham in two-tone green livery with full yellow cabfronts and retaining the 'D' number prefix.
With 5268/25118 having a lengthy time allocated to Toton, its visits to the seaside resorts were frequent. On July 9th 5268 & 5226 worked a Derby - Skegness round trip.
On June 8th 5268 made a test run from Derby Works.
The snag sheet for June 8th recorded:
| 5268; June 8th 1972; time 1.50 | |||||
| Load | Speed | Amps | Volts | Notes | Other |
| 1 | 28 | 900 | - | - | - | 2 | 36 | 850 | - | - | - | 3 | 43 | ?? | - | - | - | 4 | 51 | 900 | - | - | - | 5 | 60 | 900 | - | - | - | 6 | 66 | 1,000 | - | - | - |
There were no other notes on the snag sheet, so presumably the test run went well.
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
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.
1973
On April 21st 5268 was stabled at Peterborough.
On June 23rd 5268 & 7501 worked the Derby - Norwich/Yarmouth - Walsall diagram. A trip to Skegness followed on July 22nd with 5246 from Leicester.
1974
25118 & 25281 worked a morning Bescot - Exeter Riverside freight on June 9th, they returned north with Exeter Central - Westbury Presflow empties.
On the afternoon of July 1st 25118 was noted light engine at York.
On September 21st 25118 & 25120 worked a Derby - Skegness roundtrip.
On October 6th 25118 was stabled at March.
1975
On May 31st 25118 & 25074 worked the Derby - Norwich/Yarmouth - Walsall diagram.
During June 1975 25118 was northbound at Abbots Ripton hauling at least sixty empty 16 & 21 ton coal wagons, with brakevan, headcode 8B58.
On July 2nd 25118 was called on to work the 17.00 Derby - Matlock and 17.50 return. No passenger workings have yet come to light for 25118 during 1976.
1976
On March 1st 25118 was shunting at Wilford Road yard, Nottingham.
On the afternoon of June 14th 25118 was stabled at York.
25118 was noted at Hexham on December 6th with the local pick-up freight.
1977
On June 25th 25190 & 25118 were eastbound light engines at Holywell Junction.
1977 saw five consecutive days of trips to Skegness. These started on July 7th with 25213 from Derby. The next four trips were with 25132 from Derby (11th, 12th & 14th) and Leicester (13th), but returning only to Nottingham on a relief train. The following month 25118 ventured to the other side of the country. On August 6th 25118 worked the Nottingham - Llandudno Town roundtrip, followed up on August 21st working the 08.45 Birmingham New Street - Barmouth to Shrewsbury and return with 25254.
1978
On May 16th 25118 was stabled at York.
On May 31st 25118 was westbound at Nottingham Midland with a lengthy mixed freight.
25118 was stabled at Frodingham on June 17th. Three trips were worked during the summer of 1978. On June 24th 25118 & 25148 worked the Walsall - Norwich (for Yarmouth) - Derby diagram. The next day (25th) the same pair worked a Leicester - Portmadog day excursion from/to Birmingham New Street, a total of 295 miles. On August 19th 25118 & 25110 worked the 08.32 Derby - Yarmouth to Norwich.
On September 5th 25118 was noted at Walsall with bogie flat wagons loaded with steel and loaded coal wagons.
On the late afternoon of September 6th 25079?, 25118, 25179 & 25326 were noted at Willesden.
1979
25118 was noted at St Pancras on January 27th.
On Thursday February 1st 25118 worked the 09.55 Willesden to Norwood and the return 12.00 Norwood to Willesden. On Friday February 2nd 25118 & 25124 worked the 12.25 Willesden to Norwood and presumably the 14.00 Norwood - Willesden. On Monday February 5th 25118 worked the 09.55 Willesden to Norwood and the return 12.00 Norwood to Willesden.
Seven Class 25s were noted at Aylesbury on February 10th, including 25118 & 25125.
25118 was stabled at Rugby on February 24th along with 25081, 25162, 25205 & 25315.
A working that frequently attracted unusual traction was the Gloucester - Birmingham New Street leg of the 15.07 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly, on March 22nd 25118 handled this working.
On March 31st 25118 was stabled at Saltley.
Observations on the Midland main line on the afternoon of April 25th included:
Cambridge Street (14.55) 25237
Cricklewood (15.00) 25310
St Albans (15.10) 25205 permanent way train and 25210 with another permanent way train
Luton (15.20) 25311 light engine, 25189 northbound goods and 25183 stabled at Luton 1520
Bedford shed (15.40) 25245 stabled
Wellingborough (15.55) 25177 stabled
Kettering (16.00) 25118 northbound goods
Leicester (16.25) 25134 southbound steel.
On May 23rd 25118 worked the 14.23 Manchester - Swansea (presumably to Cardiff?).
On May 25th & 26th 25118 worked the Cardiff - Crewe services.
On June 7th 25118 worked the 08.47 Whitemoor - Temple Mills and 11.43 return. On June 9th 25118 worked the 07.30 Nottingham - Llandudno Town and 11.30 return. On June 16th & 17th 25118 was stabled at Peterborough station.
On June 26th 25118 worked the 11.30 Cardiff - Crewe and the 16.02 Crewe - Cardiff.
On June 27th 25118 worked the 07.50 Cardiff - Crewe, the 12.25 Crewe - Cardiff and the 17.10 Cardiff - Crewe.
On July 7th 25118 & 25123 worked the 08.52 Leicester - Skegness and 12.32 return.
On the morning of July 11th 25118 worked the 9K64 Holbeck - Hunslet - Lockes - Healey Mills - Hunslet - Holbeck.
On July 21st 25118 was stabled at Llandudno Junction. On July 22nd 20153 & 20165 worked a North Wales Railway Circle railtour from Crewe and Bangor to Blaenau Ffestiniog in connection with the Conwy Valley Railway Centenary celebrations. 25118 was provided to assist with the run-round shunt by taking the stock onto the Trawsfynydd line.
At about 5pm on August 31st 25118, 25127, 25133, 25213 were stabled at Leicester shed.
On the morning of November 2nd 25118 was noted passing Broxbourne light engine headed for March, possibly having worked up to Temple Mills earlier in the day.
On the afternoon of December 11th 25118, 25224 & 25283 were stabled at Leicester shed.
1980
Birkenhead North received the last of its new Class 507 units on June 5th (or 2nd?) when 25118 hauled 507031 from Derby Litchurch Lane.
1980 was the last year for passenger workings for 25118. On July 2nd & 3rd 25118 worked additional trains from Blyth Bridge to Blackpool and return (assumed) with 25263 (2nd) & 25133 (3rd). On the afternoon of July 11th 25118 was noted at Guide Bridge with a down freight.
August 21st & 22nd found 25118 in the Exeter area, believed to have worked an evening Exeter St. Davids - Barnstaple service. The following weekend (30th/31st) 25118 & 25126 were on the Cambrian line, on the 30th working the 10.10 Euston - Aberystwyth from Birmingham New Street to Aberystwyth and returning with the 17.55 Aberystwyth - Wolverhampton. The next day (31st) they worked a Euston - Aberystwyth charter from/to Wolverhampton.
1981
25118 was withdrawn on January 4th 1981.
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Not all known passenger workings are recorded on this page.
Page added March 29th 2013.
Last updated December 13th 2025.
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