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The fourteen year seven month career of D7547/25197 included allocations to London Midland Region depots.
Built: BR Derby Locomotive Works. Allocations D7547 was new to the Nottingham Division on May 15th 1965. Further transfers were:
November 1967 to Springs Branch (8F). Renumbered February 23rd 1974. 25197 was the 78th Class 25 withdrawn, one of seventeen withdrawn during December 1980. 25197 was at Swindon Works when withdrawn. By the second week of March 1983 25197 had been scrapped. Works Visits Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Crewe Works November 1968. Highlights
1968
1972 Condition June: two-tone green livery with full yellow cabfronts, BIS side has blue blanking plate, hand/footholds plated over, engine exhaust in original position, No.2 cab (side) driver's side - unpainted window frame.
1973
1974
1975 At about 7.00am on July 21st 25197 was noted at Manchester Victoria with a down freight.
1976 25197 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on July 10th.
1977
1978 25197 was noted at Chinley with loaded ICI hoppers for Northwich on October 28th.
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On July 16th 1979 25197 worked the 18.20 Llandudno Town - Manchester Victoria. 25197 was stabled at March on October 19th. On the morning of November 3rd 25197 & 25097 were noted at Crewe with an up freight. On December 3rd 25197 was noted passing Newark Northgate with an oil tank trin.
1980 On July 24th 1980 a passenger working with 85001 required rearend assistance from 25197 complete with its freight train between Hampstead and Bescot Yard (3 miles). Two days later (26th) 25197 & 25276 were on Cambrian metals working the 10.10 Euston - Aberystwyth from Birmingham New Street (running an hour late due to heavy rains in the south), returning with the 16.10 Aberystwyth - Wolverhampton, 25276 failed and was removed at Shrewsbury. The last recorded passenger workings for 25197 took place on August 2nd 1980 with 25277 working the 04.10 Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth and the 10.07 Aberystwyth - Euston to Wolverhampton. 25197 was stabled at Gloucester Horton Road on November 6th. 25197 was withdrawn on December 1st 1980.
Distinguishing Features Not all known passenger workings are recorded on this page.
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Page added August 31st 2013.
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