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The seventeen year career of D7520/25170 included eleven years allocated to LMR depots and six years at WR depots.
Built Derby Locomotive Works. Allocations D7520 was new to Toton (16A) on December 22nd 1964. Further transfers were:
January 1965 to Nottingham Division (D16). Renumbered July 4th 1974. 25170 was the 134th Class 25 to be withdrawn. After its first withdrawal 25170 was stored at Reddish and appears to have remained there despite being reinstated. It moved to Derby Works on August 1st 1982 and was broken up there by early April 1983.
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Works Visits Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works February 1967. Highlights
1966
1968
1969
1971
1972 A stranger at Derby on September 27th was 1200 ‘Falcon’ towing 7520 destined for the Works, the Class 53 returned promptly to the WR.
1973
1974 On October 2nd the 21.00 Bristol Temple Meads - Glasgow Central with 46020 was assisted up Lickey Incline by 25170 & 37299.
1975 A longer distance working regularly hauled by Class 25s and featuring considerable mileage ‘under the wires’ was the round trip Gunnie – Penyffordd (Wrexham North???) freight, 25165 & 25170 taking the northbound leg on June 13th. During October 25170 was transferred to Laira, providing the opportunity to handle local passenger services in the Exeter area. On November 13th 25170 worked the 9B73 15.05 Whimple - Exeter Riverside (five vehicles). On November 14th, 17th & 24th 25170 was noted at Exeter stabling point.
1976 On March 15th 25217 & 25170 were noted at Exeter with the 6E79 19.15 St Blazey - Temple Mills freight (22 wagons). On May 22nd 25170 was noted on Exeter stabling point. On May 29th 25170 worked the 20.50 Exeter St. Davids - Newton Abbot. On June 30th 50007, 25170 & 25225 were noted at Exeter on the 6E19 19.40 St Blazey - Temple Mills (21 wagons and brake van). 50007 came off at Exeter, presumably the Class 25s took the train forward. On July 19th 25052 & 25170 worked the 6E19 19.40 St Blazey - Temple Mills (14 wagons and brake van). On August 5th 25170 worked an officer's special towards Lostwithiel during the early afternoon. It then returned to Plymouth and worked the 16.10 Plymouth - Newquay, an unadvertised special passenger service which ran on Tuesdays & Thursdays for six weeks during the summer. It was not often worked by a Class 25. On August 11th the 6E19 19.40 St Blazey - Temple Mills freight (21 wagons) was noted at Exeter with 50017 on the front and 25170 & 25217 pushing from the rear. The Class 50 came off at Exeter and its presumed the Class 25s took the train forward. On August 13th 25170 & 25217 were noted at Exeter with the 6E19 19.40 St Blazey - Temple Mills freight (40 wagons).
1977 On April 18th 25170 was noted at Bristol Temple Meads. As a change from the local Exeter workings, on June 11th 25170 & 25080 worked the 1M39 09.35 Penzance - Wolverhampton from Penzance to Plymouth. During August 25170 was at Derby Works for a Classified repair. On September 3rd it piloted 45145 on the 10.05 Derby - St. Pancras as far as Leicester.
1978 A St Blazey - Carlisle freight was worked to Exeter Riverside by 25215 & 25170 on April 28th. On May 6th 25170 was noted at Liskeard with a weedkilling train. On May 9th 25170 was noted at Exeter stabling point, possibly headed north on transfer to Crewe.
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On August 8th 25170 was noted westbound at Manchester Victoria with a loaded spoil train.
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25170 was noted at Crewe on a down freight on March 23rd. On May 25th 25170 worked a North Wales service (Llandudno - Manchester Victoria?). The 11.05 Manchester Victoria - Holyhead on May 26th was worked by 25170. On the afternoon of July 8th 25140 & 25170 were noted at Crewe with a permanent way train. On July 28th the 08.26 Llandudno Town - Birmingham New Street was worked to Crewe by 25170.
1980
1981 On July 4th 25170 was stabled at Saltley depot. A July 19th a Taunton - Aberystwyth day excursion was worked roundtrip Wolverhampton - Aberystwyth by 25170 & 25308. Other locomotives on this excursion included 47080, 47408 & 47151 with 46049 assisting up Lickey complete with its own train.
1982
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