The seventeen year career of D7530/25180 saw allocations to only three LMR depots.

Built: BR Derby Locomotive Works.
Sheeted over Boiler Room Grilles (1978).
Final exhaust roof panel: raised, square.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 55 months.
Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 63 months.

Allocations

D7530 was new to the Nottingham Division (D16) on February 13th 1965. Further transfers were:

August 1969 to London Division (D01).
May 1973 to Willesden.
June 1975 to Cricklewood.
Withdrawn November 28th 1982.

Renumbered April 20th 1974.

25180 was the 148th Class 25 to be withdrawn, one of twelve retired during November 1982.

After withdrawal 25180 was stored at Saltley from November 1982 to at least January 1984 (possibly August 1984), it was moved to Tyseley and remained here until dragged to Swindon Works with 25027 & 25275 on March 22nd - 25th 1985. It survived the closure of Swindon Works, being forwarded to Cocklebury Yard and then on to Leicester, Humberstone Road on June 3rd 1987 with 25093, 25193 & 25306. It moved to Vic Berry's yard the next day, and by October 1987 was part of the famous stack of locomotives. By the first week of March 1988 the locomotive had been scrapped apart from the cabs which lingered at least until June 1990.

Works Visits

Works visits (records incomplete).

Noted Derby Works January & February 1973.
Noted Derby Works February to April 1978 (Classified).
Noted Derby Works August & September 1979.
Noted Derby Works July & August 1982 (with collision damage)

Highlights

The recorded passenger workings for 7530/25180 are minimal, perhaps due to its considerable time spent at Willesden & Cricklewood.

1966
On June 3rd D7530 was noted at Meadow Lane, Nottingham with a lengthy loaded coal train (8T40).

On the early afternoon of August 6th there were 54 locomotives on shed at Toton including (Classes 20/45/46/47 excluded):
12038, 12052
D3117, D3119
D5236, D5280, D7502, D7508, D7521, D7530, D7539, D7548, D7553, D7562, D7659
D5415
D4, D5, D6
78021 & 48272.

Present at Derby shed on September 18th were D5070, D5077, D5171, D5287, D7524, D7530 & D7566.

1967
On the afternoon of May 2nd D7530 was at Peartree & Normanton with an up freight.

1969
On the morning of March 16th 7530 was noted at Tring with a permanent way train.

On September 22nd 7530 was light engine at Clapham Junction.

Condition September: two-tone green livery with full yellow cabfronts, ridge sided sandboxes, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, 'D' prefixes.

1971
On March 12th 7530 was noted light engine at Euston.

1972
On October 27th 5219 & 7530 were noted light engines at Bletchley.

1973
On February 13th 7530 made a test run from Derby Works.

The snag sheet for February 13th recorded:

Locomotive was noted as vibrating
OVR operating at different levels.

On June 20th a Manchester Piccadilly - Ascot relief was worked roundtrip Willesden - Ascot by 7530 & 7523.

7674 & 7530 were light engines at Watford Junction on the morning of November 15th.

1975
On February 22nd 25180 was light engine at Wembley.

1976
On the afternoon of October 12th 25180 was the Camden parcels pilot.

1977
On January 26th the 02.30 Stratford - Trafford Park freightliner became derailed at the north end of Tring cutting. The train led by 87018 blocked all lines, damaging the overhead line equipment and much track. It was several days before the lines were repaired, on January 28th 25180 was noted with a permanent way train at the scene of the derailment.

On September 21st 25180 was southbound at Clapham Junction presumably with a freight for Norwood Junction.

On October 2nd 25180 was stabled at Stonebridge Park.

1978
On April 7th 25180 made a test run from Derby Works.

The snag sheet for April 7th recorded:

Paint to complete
Glass in E/F indicator
Engineroom lamp above generator to repair
No.5 rocker cover
B radiator glass leaking
No.2 driver's side horn sticking
No.2 driver's side window rattling badly
Knecht filter flexible union leak
Engine stop lamps too bright?
No mileometer fitted
No.2 engine stop lamp renew ?
Traction motor interlock to clean.

On Monday May 22nd & Tuesday May 23rd 25180 worked the 09.55 Willesden to Norwood and the return 12.10 Norwood to Willesden.

On July 24th 25180 worked the 2J62 09.42 Llandudno Town - Manchester Victoria and the 13.45 Manchester Victoria - Llandudno Town.

On the morning of September 15th 25180 was at Cricklewood.

On Thursday November 16th 25180 worked the 12.25 Willesden to Norwood and the return 14.00 Norwood to Willesden.

Noted on the Midland mainline on December 12th were:
Leicester shed (09.15): 25281, 25310, 25311
Bedford stabling point (10.00): 25220?, 25313
Cricklewood (10.40): 25038, 25180.

1979

On the evening of September 21st 25180 was noted at Cricklewood.

1980
On the evening of May 19th 25180, 25054 & 25120 were stabled at Bedford.

The continuing shortage of electric locomotives led to the novel use of pairs of Cricklewood's Class 25s on the heavy Kensington Olympia - Stirling Motorail service. 25180 & 25190 handled the down working on June 2nd, they worked as far as Crewe, returning south with June 3rd's balancing working, the 23.40 ex Stirling.

On November 11th a Liverpool - York railtour with 46229 required the banking assistance of 25180 to Miles Platting.

1981
Observations mostly on the Midland mainline on April 12th include:
Cricklewood 08.00 25089
St Albans 08.20 25180 with a permanent way train
Luton 08.40 25152 & 25xxx with permanent way trains
Luton 08.40 47202 on ballast train
Wellingborough depot 09.20 25284, 25316, 25324, 47287
Leicester depot 10.20 25267 and 56057
Sileby 10.55 25260 permanent way train
Etches Park 11.30 25066, 25242, 31200
Birmingham New Street 16.15 25287 with a down car train
Saltley 16.20 25284, 25302, 56055

25180 was stabled at Crewe Diesel depot on May 16th.

On the afternoon of May 19th 25180 was noted at Springs Branch on an up freight.

25180 was noted southbound over the Settle & Carlisle with a short engineers train on June 30th.

On the evening of July 22nd 25180 was noted at Birmingham New Street with an exhibition train.

25180 was stabled at Chester on July 29th.

On August 1st 25180 & 25150 worked the 07.35 Nottingham - Llandudno Town to Derby, 25219 took the service forward. At month end, August 31st, the 17.42 Preston - Barrow was worked by 25180.

On September 20th 25180 was noted in the parcels platforms at Euston.

On September 25th the 21.25 Inverness - Kensington Olympia was worked forward from Willesden by 25180.

On September 29th 25180 was stabled at Bletchley.

1982
On January 24th (nightime) 25180 was stabled at Guide Bridge.

On April 24th 25180 was stabled at Warrington Arpley.

On the morning of April 27th 25180 was westbound at Chinley with loaded ICI bogie hoppers for Northwich.

On May 1st 25180 worked the 2E71 07.22 Morecambe - Leeds following a diesel multiple unit failure, the locomotive immediately returned light engine westwards.

On May 29th 25180 & 25093 worked the 07.38 Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth and the return 10.07 Aberystwyth - Euston to Wolverhampton.

25180 and 31216 (or 31326) worked October 22nd's 12.46 Portsmouth Harbour - Leeds forward from Birmingham New Street. The train had arrived behind 33064. (This working is also reported as November 22nd).

Another gas pipe project in November brought pairs of Class 25s from Leith South to St Helens or Warrington, the trains of twenty six bolsters required banking between Garswood & Shaw Street. Noted on November 3rd were 25176 & 25078 banked by 25109 whilst the next day produced 25059 & 25180 banked by 40090. On November 11th 25180 was noted southbound at Shrewsbury with an eleven wagon freight. On November 15th 25180 was noted eastbound at New Mills South Junction with ICI empties from Northwich to Tunstead.

25180 was withdrawn on November 28th 1982.

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