No.2 RI mechanical gear suspect
No.1 cupboard lock to fit
B crankcase door
Knecht B/C loose
AWS No.2 end
Crankcase side panel door
Engine clean down.

On September 1st 7559 & 5241 worked a round-trip Derby - Skegness.

On September 2nd 7559 & 5241 worked the 18.15 Skegness - Derby.

1974
On March 16th 7559 & 24053 passed Cockshute with local freight 9T11.

At about mid-day on June 6th 25209 was light engine at Preston.

On June 29th 25209 & 25200 worked a roundtrip Derby - Skegness.

On December 31st 25209 was noted at Newton Heath.

1975
On May 15th 25209 was noted at Manchester Victoria with the 9T50.

On May 31st 25209 & 25141 worked the 1E34 09.20 Manchester Piccadilly - Yarmouth to Lincoln Central, returning from there with the 1M74 09.30 Yarmouth - Manchester Piccadilly.

On June 3rd 25209 was noted light engine at Warrington Arpley.

On the afternoon of August 9th 25209 was light engine at Derby.

1976
On May 15th 25209 was stabled at Saltley.

On June 19th 25209 & 25163 worked the 1E34 09.20 Manchester Piccadilly - Yarmouth to Lincoln Central, returning from there with the 1M74 09.15 Yarmouth - Manchester Piccadilly. On August 14th 25209 & 25167 worked the 09.20 Manchester Piccadilly - Yarmouth to Lincoln Central, returning with the 09.15 Yarmouth - Manchester Piccadilly.

On September 23rd 25209 was noted at Warrington Arpley.

On the afternoon of December 19th 25092, 25097, 25208 & 25209 were stabled at Buxton.

1977
On January 22nd 25209 & 25114 were stabled at Blackburn station.

25209 was note at Manchester Victoria on March 9th as the banker?

25209 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on April 11th.

On May 8th 25209 worked the 2V67 13.45 Crewe - Cardiff as far as Pontypool Road where a rail replacement bus completed the remainder of the journey.

The 00.13 Stalybridge - Manchester Victoria was worked by 25209 on May 25th, this being the portion off the 21.50 York - Shrewsbury.

On May 30th 25116, 25132, 25136, 25209 & 25254 were stabled at Toton.

On the morning of June 21st 25209 was light engine at Guide Bridge.

On June 24th 25209 was noted eastbound through Manchester Victoria with a short parcels train.

On July 7th 25201 & 25209 were noted light engines at Nottingham Midland.

On the evening of July 10th 25209 was stabled at Springs Branch.

On September 19th 25209 was stabled at Northwich, earlier in the day it had brought loaded ICI hoppers from Tunstead.

On the morning of October 9th 25209 was stabled at Longsight.

Noted at Reddish on the morning of November 20th were 24022, 25106, 25195 & 25209.

A couple of hours spent at Warrington Bank Quay on the early afternoon of December 27th produced 24082, 25209 & 25292.

1978
On January 21st noted at Newton Heath were 25081, 25097, 25209, 40001/20/25/29/35/44, 40106/109/168.

On the afternoon of April 23rd 24022, 25208 & 25209 were stabled at Guide Bridge.

On August 17th 25209 was shunting at Preston Docks.

During November 25209 entered Derby Locomotive Works for its last Classified repair, it would be fitted with dual braking equipment at this time, one of the last Class 25s to be so fitted.

1979
On February 22nd the 17.50 Manchester Victoria - Rochdale (Oldham loop) was worked by 25209 with hauled stock, this combination may have worked other services this day and possibly on the 23rd.

25209 was noted at Grimsby on the morning of March 8th, possibly having worked the Manchester - Cleethorpes newspapers.

On April 28th a Euston - Blaenau Ffestiniog charter was top'n tailed between Llandudno Junction & Blaenau Ffestiniog by 47515 & 25209.

On June 2nd 25209 & 25115 worked the Derby - Norwich - Yarmouth - Norwich - Walsall diagram. On June 17th 25209 & 25282 were stabled at Wolverhampton High Level. The 16.02 Crewe - Cardiff was worked by 25209 on June 21st.

On July 28th the 13.00 Llandudno Town - Nottingham was worked from Derby by 25209.

On October 20th the 09.55 Derby - Newquay was worked to Birmingham New Street by sisters 25209 & 25208, being replaced by 47003.

1980
On the early morning of March 12th 25209 ran light engine from Holbeck to Leeds PCD.

On March 27th 25209 & 25117 were noted at Vigo with a lengthy oil train. On March 28th 25204 & 25209 were noted southbound at Wolverton with a freight diverted onto the WCML at Nuneaton due to the temporary closure of the Market Harborough - Northampton line because of the shortage of signalmen.

A Paddington - Aberystwyth railtour on April 19th was worked between Wolverhampton & Aberystwyth roundtrip by 25209 & 25263. On April 27th 25209 was noted at Bescot.

A broken rail occurred on the WCML on May 9th between Nuneaton and Rugby, a number of services were diverted over the line to Coventry, 25209 was used as a pilot.

The Cambrian line was revisited on June 7th with 25209 & 25089 working the 04.10 Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth and 10.07 Aberystwyth - Euston to Wolverhampton. Ten days later on June 17th 25209 was noted in the Carnforth area assisting a two car diesel multiple unit (56234 & 50955).

On September 20th the 04.10 Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth and the 10.07 Aberystwyth - Euston to Wolverhampton were worked by 25209 & 25302.

1981
On January 3rd & 4th 08588 & 25209 were at Lightmoor Junction (Horsehay branch) with an engineering train involved in removing the points to the branch.

On the late morning/afternoon of January 21st Class 25 observations include:
Birmingham New Street 11.00 25282 northbound with brake van
Five Ways (Birmingham) 11.05 25305 northbound light engine
Stenson Junction 15.25 25320 northbound coal
Derby 16.15 25267 northbound oil
Derby 16.20 25209 southbound car flats.

The failure of 47556 on February 19th at Birmingham New Street on the 07.20 Leeds - Penzance saw 25209 assist the train to Bristol Temple Meads.

At noon on February 23rd 25209 was stabled at Bristol Bath Road.

From the morning of March 9th to the evening of March 12th 25209 was utilised by York for a variety of local workings.

At mid-day on April 14th 25209 was at Etches Park.

On June 13th sisters 25209 & 25208 worked the 08.35 Derby - Yarmouth to Norwich, returning from there with the 14.20 Yarmouth - Derby. The next day (14th) the same pair worked a roundtrip Leicester - Skegness. Another rescue job took place on June 28th when 47463 failed at Wolverhampton with the 13.40 Euston - Shrewsbury, 25209 took the service forward to Shrewsbury.

Observation of the afternoon of June 23rd on the Midland mainline include:
Cricklewood: 25117
Leicester depot: 25067 & 25322
Etches Park: 25209.

On June 28th the 1J32 13.40 Euston - Shrewsbury failed at Wolverhampton behind 47463, the Class 47 was removed and 25209 worked the train to Shrewsbury.

On October 19th 25206 & 25209 were noted southbound at Tring with a ballast train. On October 23rd after a week on similar services, 25209 & 25117 worked 20.50 Kensington Olympia - Stirling motorail to Willesden, the last motorail service from Kensingon Olympia.

1982
25209 was stabled in the former parcels depot at Coventry on March 13th.

On the morning of April 5th 25209 was noted at Saltley.

25209 received an 'E' examination at Toton during April.

On the late afternoon of May 6th 25050 & 25209 were noted with a freight at Newport (Mon) station. On May 20th 25209 & 40126 worked the Exeter - Ellesmere Port empty bitumen tanks, presumably having also worked the loads to Exeter.

The 08.19 Leicester - Skegness on June 13th was worked to Nottingham by sisters 25209 & 25208 where the locomotives were failed and replaced by 20016 & 20147.

25209 was stabled at Longsight on July 17th.

A diesel multiple unit failure on August 7th saw 25209 assist a Manchester Victoria - Blackpool North service. On August 10th 25209 passed through Newport with three oil tanks. 25209 & 25206 were busy on August 28th/29th working the 28th's 10.10 Euston - Aberystwyth from Birmingham New Street and the 16.05 Aberystwyth - Shrewsbury and the 29th's 08.45 Birmingham New Street - Aberystwyth from Shrewsbury, the 16.40 Aberystwyth - Machynlleth and 17.25 return and the 18.15 Aberystwyth - Euston to Shrewsbury. On August 31st 31114 failed at Nuneaton with the 14.14 Norwich - Birmingham New Street, 25209 dragged the service to Birmingham New Street.

On the afternoon of September 3rd 25209 was stabled at York.

The 10.00 Bradford - Paignton was worked to Leeds by 25209 on September 4th. Cambrian metals were revisited on September 11th when 25209 & 25242 worked the 07.40 Euston - Aberystwyth from Wolverhampton and the 14.00 Aberystwyth - Shrewsbury. On September 14th 25209 was noted at Acocks Green with a down Speedlink. 25209 was noted eastbound with newspaper empties at Sheffield on September 20th.

1983
During January 1983 25209 was transferred from Bescot to Longsight, changing the passenger turns available to it.

On March 18th 25209 worked the 22.07 Preston - Blackpool North following the failure of the booked diesel multiple unit. 25209 was noted passing Cwmbran northbound(?) with a Speedlink service on March 30th.

Another failure saw 25209 work the 14.14 Norwich - Birmingham New Street forward from Narborough on April 11th after 31422 failed.

On April 27th 25209 worked the 9T71 Ellesmere Port - Warrington (Walton Old or Arpley) with thirteen wagons and a brakevan.

On May 5th 25209 & 25235 were noted southbound at Wolverhampton High Level with bogie oil tankers. On May 27th 25209 & 25235 were sent light engines from Garston to work a 9X20 Fazakerley - Derby engineers train including track panels and ballast cleaaning vehicles. On May 31st 25209 & 25035 worked a roundtrip Derby - Skegness.

25209 was noted southbound light engine at Clifton Junction on June 17th.

The latter half of July 1983 was busy for 25209, working the 07.30 Glasgow Central - Carlisle on July 15th & 22nd, the 08.01 Crewe - Cardiff & the 11.40 Cardiff - Crewe on July 18th and the relief 00.01 Preston - Liverpool on July 31st.

On August 4th 25209 was light engine at Crewe station.

On August 13th 25209 & 25296 were noted eastbound at New Mills South Junction with a lengthy train of Presflo cement wagons. The 16.20 Glasgow Central - Liverpool was worked from Preston by 25209 on August 23rd, 25209 was also noted this day at Warrington Bank Quay with about fifteen Presflos.

A Waterloo - Bridgnorth 'Severn-Thames Express' railtour on September 17th was worked out and back between Coventry & Bewdley by 25209 & 25236.

25209 was the Manchester Victoria pilot on October 3rd, was shunting parcels vans at Manchester Victoria on October 4th, and was noted light engine at Manchester Victoria on October 7th.

25209 was noted at Rhyl yard on November 20th.

Finally for 1983 the 07.16 Manchester Victoria - York on December 3rd was worked by 25209.

1984
On February 19th 25209 was stabled at Springs Branch.

On February 23rd 25209 was noted passing Barnetby with a parcels working.

The week of March 15th saw the evening Hardendale Lackenby freight and returning empties were worked by 25089 & 25209.

On April 1st & 8th 25209 was busy dragging electric services between Willesden & Camden due to the power being off for engineering work.

On May 7th a Swindon - Aberystwyth railtour was worked roundtrip between Birmingham New Street & Aberystwyth by 25209 & 25154. On May 9th 25209 was noted at Severn Tunnel Junction with a freight train. On May 12th 25209 & 25058 worked a roundtrip Oldham - Llandudno Town day excursion. The Ditton Broughton Lane BOC tanks continued with its familiar pair of Classes 25 & 40, so noted were 40001 & 25209 on May 15th. Class 25s noted on the Wednesday/Friday s only early morning Gartson - Forders brickliner included 25209 on May 16th.

On the evening of June 26th 25209 & 25051 were northbound light engines at Bayston Hill (Shrewsbury).

On June 27th 25209 & 25051 were stabled in the yard at Machynlleth with empty oil tanks from Aberystwyth to Stanlow.

25209 & 40044 were noted eastbound through Manchester Victoria on July 23rd with BOC bogie tankers. On July 25th 25209 and inspection saloon TDB999503 were noted westbound through Manchester Victoria. An electric multiple unit failure on July 27th saw the 12.42 Manchester Piccadilly - Stafford worked forward from Stoke-on-Trent by 25209. 25209 was noted passing Cwmbran light enine on July 30th.

On August 4th 25145 & 25209 were southbound light engines at Warrington Bank Quay.

On August 20th the SLOA 'The Northern Belle' with eight coaches from Euston to Kings Cross via the Settle & Carlisle utilised N15 30777 Sir Lamiel over the Leeds - York - Newcastle - Carlisle - Leeds portion. Unfortunately on the southbound run over the S&C 30777 dropped its fusible plug at Long Marton. The crew's unfamiliarity of the operation of the injector controls starved the boiler of water leading to the failure. 47706 working a Carlisle - Hull train pushed the failed train to Appleby, where 25054 & 25209 took over for the run to Leeds.

On the afternoon of August 23rd 25209 was southbound at Warrington Bank Quay with a long welded rail train.

A relief 00.30 Leicester - Wolverhampton on August 31st was worked by 25209.

On September 7th 25209 & 25154 were noted at Chester with an oil tank train.

On November 10th 25209 was stabled at Workington station.

25048, 25194 & 25209 were stabled at Rugby station on the night of November 24th. A diesel multiple unit failure on November 29th saw the 16.32 Great Malvern - Birmingham New Street assisted from Stourbridge Junction by 25209.

Another diesel multiple unit failure on December 29th found 25209 & 25182 assisting the 09.01 Rock Ferry - Chester.

1985
On January 4th 25209 was noted at Warrington Arpley, both light engine and with a westbound freight working. The Cleethorpes - Manchester Red Bank empty parcels train was worked by 25209 on a snowy January 19th.

On February 4th 25209 was noted at Lawley Street with a Freightliner service. On a wintry February 9th 25209 was noted passing Amersham with a train of tube stock en-route from Metro-Cammel's Birmingham works to Neasden.

On February 22nd 25209 & 25175 were northbound at Preston with a freight.

25209 & 25191 were noted at Blackburn on March 15th with a Tunnel Cement block train working.

On April 1st 25209 was noted at Church Fenton, parked in a siding?

On April 2nd 25209 was noted westbound through Wakefield Westgate with a loaded ballast train. On a wet April 3rd 25209 was noted northbound at Derby station with steel flats. On a very wet April 4th 25209 was noted northbound at Chesterfield with empty steel bogie flats. On April 5th 25209 was noted passing Water Orton westbound with a train of merry-go-round wagons. On April 7th 25209 was stabled at Saltley.

25209 was noted at Manchester Piccadilly on May 3rd, diagrammed to work the 1M25 parcels to London St Pancras as far as Derby. 25209 was noted southbound light engine at Loughborough on May 30th.

On June 3rd 25209 & 25181 worked the Leeds - Stanlow oil tank empties. On June 5th 25089 & 25209 were noted at Ipswich with the Llanwern Parkeston tanks. 25209 was noted at Crewe station on June 23rd, possibly involved with the the remodelling activities. On June 26th 25034 & 25209 with a goods train were noted stabled in the goods loop at Stockport.

On July 5th 25209 was noted at Severn Tunnel Junction. On July 7th 25209 was a Helsby with an oil tank train. On July 8th 25209 was noted at Cwmbran with the 6S75 13.55 Severn Tunnel Junction - Mossend Speedlink. On July 16th 25072 & 25209 worked a train of steel coil from Llanwern, Newport to Pengam, Cardiff to attach to the 4E70 16.05 Danygraig - Stratford liner train. On July 24th 25209 was stabled at Chester. On July 29th the 14.00 Llandudno Town - Manchester Victoria was worked by 25209 following a diesel multiple unit failure.

The failure of a Class 47 on August 5th allowed 25209 to work the 1V04 07.05 Holyhead - Cardiff throughout (?), a total of 244 miles. 25209 was noted light engine at Huddersfield heded for Castleton on August 7th. 25209 was noted with an engineers possession at Maghull on August 11th, with a train of track panels. 25209 was stabled at Warrington Arpley on August 26th.

25224 & 25209 were noted at Warrington Bank Quay on September 21st with an engineers train and at Workington station station stabling point on September 22nd. 25209 was north of the border on September 30th working the 07.40 Glasgow Central - Carlisle and the 12.40 Carlisle - Glasgow Central.

25209 was withdrawn on December 17th 1985.

Distingusishing Features
No.1 cab front: area of rust to right of center lampbracket: May 1981 (enlarges over time) until withdrawn.
No.2 cab front: small rust spot/dent below center window: November 1983 until withdrawn.

Not all known passenger workings are recorded on this page.

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Last updated June 20th 2022.

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