London Midland & Western Region allocations would be the homes for D7504/25154 during its twenty year five month career.
Built: BR Derby Locomotive Works.
Dual brake equipped (1974).
Final exhaust roof panel: raised, square.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 66 months.
Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 31 months.
Allocations
D7504 was new to Toton (16A) on October 17th 1964. Further transfers were:
December 1964 to Burton (16F).
January 1965 to Nottingham Division (D16).
January 1968 to London Division (D14).
February 1968 to London Midland (Midland) Lines.
June 1968 to Nottingham Division (D16).
January 1972 to Laira (84A).
November 1972 to Bristol (82A).
December 1972 to Cardiff Canton (86A).
December 1976 to Crewe.
March 1978 to Longsight.
January 1980 to Bescot.
September 1981 to Crewe.
April 1982 to Kingmoor.
November 1982 to Cricklewood.
January 1984 to Bescot.
Withdrawn March 27th 1985.
Renumbered March 1974.
25154 was the 238th Class 25 withdrawn, one of three retired during March 1985.
After withdrawal 25154 was stored at Tyseley from March 1985 until March 30th 1987 when it moved with 25192 to Bescot, then next day to Basford Hall Yard. It was forwarded to Leicester Humberstone Road on July 9th 1987 (see details below) and to Vic Berry's Yard the next day. The locomotive was placed into the stack until early November 1987 when it was removed and broken up by the middle of November 1987.
08473, 25154/192, 97405 Crewe Vic Berry, Leicester July 9th 1987 (Cl. 08 & 40 sent in error)
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works May 1967.
Derby paint date October 13th 1971.
Noted Derby Works February & March 1974 (Dual brake equipment fitted, full repaint).
Noted Derby Works January 1977.
Noted Derby Works August & September 1979 (Intermediate repair).
Noted Derby Works October 1980.
Noted Derby Works September & October 1982 (N4 repairs).
Highlights
1965
On the afternoon of October 23rd D7504 & D7573 were at Stenson Junction with a down Class 7 freight (7G31).
1966
Locomotives stabled at Burton on Trent on the evening of March 11th included D5290, D5295, D7504 & 48728.
On August 20th 1966 D7504 & D7577 worked the roundtrip Nottingham - Llandudno Town.
September - on the Great Central line at Blackwell (MP61) by the LMR boundary 7504 & 7521 were noted on track lifting trains the week following closure. Authorities were anxious to remove the re-useable rail prior to the right of way being severed by the construction of the M1 motorway.
On Sunday September 18th noted at Colwich shed were D5265, D5267, D5290, D7504, D7505, D7516, D7521, D7557, D7563, D7577 & D7652.
1967
On the afternoon of June 1st D7504 was northbound at Derby with a freight.
1968
On the late afternoon of May 11th D7504 was light engine at Leeds City.
1969
On the evening of May 7th 7504 was at Stoke on Trent with a freight.
On the late evening of November 4th 7504 was at Stoke on Trent with an up freight (6F14).
On November 11th 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 12.10 Banbury - Reading West and 14.50 return, the last working regularly featured Class 25s .
1970
On the afternoon of January 27th 7504 was noted at Nottingham.
On February 3rd 5078 & 7504 were noted at Crewe north holding sidings.
On December 9th 7504 ran light from Whitemoor to Hitchin, via Cambridge to take up a Hitchin - Whitemoor freight.
1971
On December 30th 7504 worked the 6B74 16.57 Hemyock - Exeter milk tanks.
1972
During January 1972 7504 was transferred to Laira, which would lead to a number of passenger workings being handled during its time in Devon & Cornwall.
On February 1st 7504 worked the 6B16 17.15 Lapford - Exeter milk (three tanks). The arrival of the 15.53 Bristol - Plymouth parcels saw 1012 retired to the stabling point with 7504 taking the train forward.
At 8am of Saturday February 5th 1001, 832, 824, 7507, 7504 & 6534 were on Exeter stabling point.
On February 11th 7504 worked the 6B74 16.57 Hemyock - Exeter milk tanks. At Exeter it would continue by retrieving a set of coaching stock from the sidings, then working the 20.10 Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot.
On February 15th 7504 worked the 6B15 03.00 Exeter - Barnstaple Junction, returning with the 6B99 05.10 Barnstaple Junction - Exeter parcels (four vans).
On February 25th the 6B66 19.05 Barnstaple Junction - Exeter was worked by 7093 & 7504, with 7504 being a complete failure. On the evening of February 26th 1740 towed 7504 from Exeter stabling point to Laira.
On April 21st 7504 worked the 6B67 19.05 Barnstaple Junction - Exeters vans (three vans).
On April 22nd 6504 failed prior to departure, reportedly with a generator fault, allowing 7504 to come off the stabling point to work the 16.05 Exeter St Davids - Barnstaple and the return 17.55 Barnstaple - Exeter St Davids.
On April 24th 7504 worked the 6B74 16.57 Hemyock - Exeter milk (nine tanks).
On May 5th the 4B10 15.58 Bristol - Plymouth parcels arrived at Exeter with 5695, this came off here, with 7504 added for the run to Plymouth.
On May 12th 7504 worked the 7B51 19.15 Newton Abbot - Exeter Riverside.
On May 13th 7504 worked the 6B66 10.40 Barnstaple Junction - Exeter vans.
On May 20th the 4B10 15.58 Bristol - Plymouth parcels arrived at Exeter St Davids with 7050 and eight vans. 7050 retired to the stabling point, whilst 7504 took six vans forward as the 3B10.
Two-tone green liveried 7504 (with 'D' prefixes and full yellow ends) was noted crossing the Saltash Bridge with an eastbound parcels train on May 20th.
On June 17th 7504 & 7505 worked the 7B34 19.40 Bristol Temple Mills to Ponsandane freight, the 1E21 10.30 Penzance to Bradford passenger service to Plymouth, then light engines to Laira depot and ending with the 7B31 18.20 Plymouth Friary to Par freight.
On July 1st 7504 worked the 08.15 London Paddington - Barnstaple forward from Exeter St Davids returning with the 14.40 Barnstaple - London Paddington as far as Exeter St Davids.
On July 2nd 7502, 7503, 7504 & 7506 were noted on Exeter stabling point.
On July 7th 7504 worked the 3B67 19.10 Barnstaple - Exeter vans.
On July 15th 7504 worked the 2B99 06.20 Exeter St Davids - Barnstaple, returning with the 08.32 Barnstaple - Exeter St Davids. The 1B79 08.15 London Paddington - Barnstaple with 7084 was worked forward from Exeter St Davids by 7504 & 7506, returning with the 14.40 Barnstaple - London Paddington to Exeter St Davids.
July 17th was a busy day for 7504, it started out with the 06.20 Exeter St Davids - Barnstaple, returning with the 08.32 Barnstaple - Exeter St Davids. Later that day 7504 & 7506 worked the 08.15 London Paddington - Barnstaple forward from Exeter St Davids, returning with the 14.40 Barnstaple - London Paddington as far as Exeter St Davids.
On July 19th 7504 & Class 52 No.1002 were noted eastbound at Newton Abbot with an Up milk train.
On July 20th 7504 worked the 6B67 19.10 Barnstaple - Exeter vans.
On July 21st 7504 worked the 6B70 16.57 Hemyock - Exeter milk (six tanks). Later the 6B09 13.50 Acton - St Erth milk empties (33 tanks) arrived at Exeter with 1033, this retired the the stabling point and 7504 took the train forward.
7504 worked the 12.18 Barnstaple - Exeter St. Davids on July 22nd, followed by the 15.55 Exeter St Davids - Barnstaple and the return 17.55 Barnstaple - Exeter St Davids.
On July 24th 7504 worked the 6B70 16.57 Hemyock - Exter milk (eight tanks). At about 7pm 7504 came off the stabling point and attached to multiple unit P586.
On July 28th 7504 worked the 6B70 16.57 Hemyock - Exter milk (eight tanks).
On July 29th 7504 worked the 08.15 London Paddington - Barnstaple forward from Exeter St Davids, returning with the 14.40 Barnstaple - London Paddington to Exeter St Davids.
On August 12th 7504 worked the 15.55 Exeter St Davids - Barnstaple, returning with the 17.55 Barnstaple - Exeter St Davids.
On August 29th 7504 was noted at Exeter with the 6B09 13.50 Acton - St Erth milk empties.
On September 5th 7504 worked a Keyham - Exeter Riverside freight followed by the 6B78 15.15 Exeter Riverside - Lapford(?).
On September 9th 7506 & 7504 worked the 1V82 10.24 Manchester Piccadilly - Penzance forward from Plymouth, the train had arrived three hours late into Plymouth with 32. This swapping of locomotives may have been due to the derailment of the last twelve Presflos of the 6B65 Plymouth Friary - Exeter Central cement inside Parsons tunnel (Dawlish). Single line working was later implemented, a broken axle spring being the cause.
On September 12th the 4B10 15.58 Bristol - Plymouth parcels was noted at Exeter St Davids with 7504 and 11 vans.
1973
At about 1.30pm on June 15th 7504+7510 were noted passing Newport High Street with a down freight (8A94).
1974
On March 6th 25154 made a test run from Derby Works. Most likely the locomotive was renumbered whilst at Derby Works.
The snag sheet for March 6th recorded:
No.1 end leading, recordings made from No.2 end.
| 25154; March 6th 1974; time 11.45 | |||||
| Load | Speed | Amps | Volts | Notes | Other |
| 1 | 27 | 940 | - | - | - | 2 | 34 | 910 | - | - | - | 3 | 41 | 950 | - | - | - | 4 | 48 | 970 | - | - | - | 5 | 61 | 980 | - | - | - | 6 | 68 | 980 | - | - | - |
Engine block seam leaking, free end A side
End casing fracture generator end A side
Overspeed trip issue.
On April 20th & 22nd 25154 was noted at Exeter stabling point.
Whilst allocated to Cardiff 25154 worked the 13.30 Manchester Victoria - Llandudno Town on July 27th 1974.
On September 23rd 25154 was working the Parkend ballast train.
1975
On March 9th 25154 & 25032 were stabled at Ebbw Junction.
On August 23rd 25154 was light engine passing Bushbury Junction.
On October 31st 25154 was noted at Exeter with the 4B10 16.00 Bristol - Plymouth vans.
1976
On May 9th 25154 was stabled at Ebbw Junction.
On July 10th 1976 25154 & 25107 worked the 08.00 Walsall - Yarmouth to Norwich, returning with the 14.15 Yarmouth - Derby from Norwich.
On July 23rd 25154 was noted at Exeter stabling point.
On July 29th 25154 worked the 13.33 Taunton - Cardiff and 17.45 Cardiff - Bristol Temple Meads.
On August 3rd an evening Curzon Street - Plymouth was noted at Gloucester behind 25154.
On August 8th 25032 & 25154 were noted at Barnstaple with a return excursion to Pembrey.
Although the South Wales allocation of Class 25s had been greatly depleted earlier in the year, the Christmas break found three Class 25s stabled at area depots, with 25054 at Severn Tunnel Junction and 25055 & 25154 at Cardiff Canton.
1977
On July 23rd the 1J20 07.40 Euston - Aberystwyth was worked forward from Wolverhampton by 20152 & 20175 with 25154 & 25159 handling the Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth - Shrewsbury portion.
On July 25th 25159 & 25154 were westbound through Bamber Bridge with a lengthy freight.
The early morning Peterborough - Cambridge parcels was worked by 25154 on August 9th.
On the morning of December 6th 25154 was at Reddish with a down freight.
On December 30th 25154 was stabled at York.
1978
On January 28th 25154 was noted at Crewe with a barrier vehicle and HST power car 43078 on wheelskates.
25154 was noted southbound at Harlech on March 12th with ballast wagons.
On June 1st 25154 was noted at Exeter with the 4B10 15.55 Bristol - Plymouth parcels (12 vans).
On July 15th 25154 was noted failed at Agecroft with a train of scrap.
On the evening of July 20th 25154 was stabled at Holbeck.
When 40147 failed at Long Preston on July 27th 1978 with a Huddersfield - Largs day excursion 25154 & 25137 were on hand to take the train to Carlisle.
On September 17th 25154 & 25105 were eastbound at Guide Bridge with a train of track panels.
On the evening of November 28th 25154 was noted at Crewe station with an HST barrier vehicle and ex-works HST power car 43078 on wheelskates under the leading axle at the cab end.
1979
On the morning of January 9th 25154 was stabled at York.
25154 & 25252 worked a Mountsorrel - Kennett stone train on January 12th.
At about 11am on March 21st 25154 was noted at Manchester Victoria with an up freight.
On May 13th 25154 passed Golcar with a seven vehicle parcels train.
On June 28th 45136 failed at Market Harborough with the 1D08 11.08 St Pancras - Nottingham, 25154 was taken off a nearby ballast train and assisted in the rear to Leicester where 45148 was added to pilot 45136.
On July 14th 25154 was noted at Llandudno Town with a summer timetable service from Stoke on Trent.
25154 worked the 10.40 Manchester Victoria - Llandudno Town on August 11th.
On the morning of October 9th 25154 was stabled at York.
On the morning of December 14th 25154 was stabled at York.
1980
Recorded workings during 1980 focus on roundtrips over the Cambrian line to Aberystwyth, on June 7th & 8th with 25261, on the return working 25261 failed at Newtown (fire) and was dragged to Shrewsbury; June 21st with 25138 and June 28th & 29th with 25262.
On the morning of July 31st 25154 was stabled at York.
On August 2nd 25154 worked the 09.28 Leeds - Morecambe and 11.45 Morecambe - Leeds. On August 23rd 25154 returned to the Cambrian line with 25208 to work the 10.10 Euston - Aberystwyth from Birmingham New Street, returning with the 16.10 Aberystwyth - Shrewsbury.
1981
On March 4th 25154 worked the 13.15 Birmingham New Street - Norwich from Leicester to Norwich (?) after the failure of the Class 31/4.
The Nottingham - Llandudno Town summer dated service on May 16th was noted at Stoke on Trent with 25154.
On August 1st the 08.22 Barrow - Blackpool North was worked by 25154 to Preston (? or throughout?). At 11.20am on August 18th 25154 arrived at Holbeck off the E75 turn. At 07.00am on August 22nd 25154 arrived at Holbeck off the E75 turn. Later that day it worked the 1V86 09.58 Bradford - Paignton to Leeds, arriving at Holbeck depot at 10.45am. It later ran light engine from Skipton to Holbeck, arriving at 16.50.
On August 29th 25154 was southbound at Stenson Junction with a single oil tank.
A late season run over the Cambrian line took place on September 12th with 25154 & 25160 working the 10.10 Euston - Aberystwyth from Birmingham New Street, returning with the 18.00 Aberystwyth - Wolverhampton.
On a rainy September 28th 25154 was shunting at Skipton.
On October 22nd 25154 was at Birkenhead Docks with a ballast train.
1982
On February 5th 25154 was noted at York light engine.
On March 1st 25154 was light engine passing Cricklewood.
On March 24th 25154 worked a Dewsnap - Arpley freight.
On the morning of April 20th 25154 was southbound on the Erewash Valley line with a short freight.
A diesel multiple unit failure on May 4th saw 25154 assist the 15.28 Birmingham New Street - Cambridge from Melton Mowbray to Cambridge. On May 5th 25154 was stabled at Banbury.
On June 6th 25154 was the Manchester Victoria banker.
Two Cambrian line visits followed, on June 12th 25154 & 25200 worked the 10.10 Euston - Aberystwyth from Shrewsbury, returning with the 16.05 Aberystwyth - Shrewsbury. The next day (13th) the same pair worked the 08.45 Birmingham New Street - Aberystwyth from Shrewsbury, the 16.40 Aberystwyth - Machynlleth and 17.25 return followed by the 18.15 Aberystwyth - Euston to Wolverhampton. On June 17th 25154 was noted at Hereford with the afternoon Manchester - Bristol parcels and a dead 25106, which was taken off the train and left on the stabling line.
On the afternoon of June 22nd 25154 was noted at Leicester.
25154 was stabled at Longsight on July 10th whilst 25154 & 25104 were noted arriving at Newton Heath on July 17th.
On July 23rd 25154 worked the 08.57 Leeds - Carlisle. On August 4th 25154 worked the 12.50 Carlisle - Glasgow. On August 13th 25154 worked the 15.12 Manchester Piccadilly - Harwich Parkeston Quay was worked by 25154 between Sheffield and Peterborough.
Stabled at York on the morning of November 1st were 25130, 25154, 25202 & 25221, they later headed north light engines.
1983
On March 24th 25154 & 25184 worked an Exeter City Basin - Avonmouth? empty tank train, comprised of about six tanks.
On the afternoon of March 30th 25154 was northbound at Stafford with empty ballast.
On April 15th 25154 & 25161 were stabled at Gloucester depot.
On May 12th 25154 was light engine at Nuneaton.
The 16.20 Glasgow Central - Liverpool was worked forward from Preston by 25154 on June 20th 1983. Two days later (22nd) 25154 was noted on the early afternoon Dean Lane to Appley Bridge rubbish train.
Two weeks later on July 2nd 25154 & 25211 worked the 07.44 Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth, but approaching Aberystwyth 25154 failed and was dragged into the station.
On July 10th 25154 and a ballast machine were noted at Harpenden and later at Dudding Hill.
On September 12th 25154 was stabled at Guide Bridge.
25154 was stabled at Leeds City station on September 16th.
On September 18th 25279 & 25154 were noted at Stockport with a freight.
On October 21st 25154 was noted at Helsby with five coke wagons and later that day with a mixed freight.
25154 & 25210 were noted northbound with bogie oil tanks at Carlisle on the evening of October 22nd.
The 15.02 Manchester Bristol parcels continued with Class 25 haulage, on November 15th 25154 failed on this working at Hereford, remarkably 25244 was available to take the train forward. 25154 was towed northwards on November 17th. About a week later a rescue job took place on November 23rd when 45026 failed at Stalybridge on the 15.00 Scarborough - Liverpool, 25154 worked the train forward to Liverpool.
On the afternoon of December 13th 25154 was light engine at Wellingborough.
1984
45136 working January 31sts 12.05 Liverpool Scarborough failed at Greenfield, 25154 pushed the train to Huddersfield, here removing the Peak. Replacement 47145 got no further than Dewsbury before requiring assistance from the following train, a Bangor Scarborough service headed by 45145, which pushed the failed train into Leeds.
25154 was stabled at Toton on February 18th.
On the last day of February 25154 worked the afternoon Elswick Ardrossan tanks returning the next day with the empties.
On March 1st 25154 worked an Ardrossan - Elswick freight, then heading west with an Elswick - Ardrossan freight.
On March 23rd 25154 was noted at Stonebridge Park.
25154 was stabled at Cockshute on April 8th.
On May 5th was noted at Claydon (Oxon) with a lengthy van train.
Two railtours followed - on May 6th a return LNER Society charter from Aberystwyth to Euston was worked by 25154 from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton. The next day (7th) a Swindon - Aberystwyth Wessex railtour was worked from/to Birmingham New Street by 25154 & 25209, running as service trains west of Shrewsbury. On May 8th 25154 was noted passing Claydon (Oxon) with a down van train comprised of at least 25 short-wheelbase vans mostly in railfreight livery.
On May 25th 25154 was eastbound at Chinley with a lengthy train of covered cement wagons.
The 13.35 Crewe - Cardiff was worked by 25154 on May 27th.
On June 2nd 25154 was stabled at Cockshute, whilst on June 18th southbound oiltanks from Stanlow (for Salfords?) was noted behind 25078 & 25154 at Leighton Buzzard.
On July 18th 25154 was stabled at Cricklewood.
Two Cambrian line workings followed, on August 4th 25154 & 25161 worked the 10.10 Euston - Aberystwyth from Wolverhampton, returning with the 17.05 Aberystwyth - Shrewsbury. On August 8th 25154 & 25175 were southbound at Bescot with cement tanks. On August 10th 25154 was southbound at Hereford with a train of continuously welded rail. On August 11th 25154 & 25095 worked the 07.35 Euston - Aberystwyth from Wolverhampton, returning with the 14.00 Aberystwyth - Shrewsbury.
On September 7th 25154 & 25209 were eastbound at Chester with oil tankers.
25154 was noted at Hooton on September 16th with a train of ballast. Two days later (18th) 25154 & 25191 were noted southbound through Penrith with a trainload of steel coils.
On October 10th 25154 was light engine at Helsby headed for Hooton.
On November 19th 25154 was noted at Nuneaton with a track panel train.
1985
On a snowy January 8th 25154 was at Magor with a mixed Speedlink freight.
On February 27th 25154 was at Crewe with an engineers train.
The Ashburys - Dowlow trip freight on March 10th was worked by 25154, The train included a variety of about twenty wagons and a Stanier brakevan, with the mixture of vacuum braked wagons having likely received repairs at Ashburys wagon shops.
On March 15th 25154 was noted at Trent Junction with a mixed freight.
25154 was withdrawn from service on March 27th 1985.
Distinguishing Features
No.1 cab front, 2nd man's side, next to lightning flash - dent/missing paint at least March 1983 to withdrawal.
Not all known passenger workings are recorded on this page.
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