The twenty year career of D7560/25210 was spent entirely allocated to LMR depots.
Built Derby Locomotive Works
Dual brake equipped (October 1978).
Final exhaust roof panel: raised, square.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 78 months.
Time between withdrawal and scrapping: 11 months (cabs lasted a little longer).
Allocations
D7560 was new to the Nottingham Division (D16) on September 18th 1965. Further transfers were:
April 1967 to London Division (D01).
November 1967 to Springs Branch (8F), then to the Liverpool Division.
January 1969 to Birmingham Division (D02).
November 1970 to Nottingham Division (D16).
May 1973 to Toton.
November 1978 to Cricklewood.
January 1984 to Crewe.
Withdrawn April 30th 1985.
Renumbered December 19th 1973.
25210 was the 241st Class 25 to be withdrawn.
After withdrawal 25210 was stored at Crewe Gresty Lane before moving to Doncaster Works with 25237 & 25298 as the 9Z38 10.20am Crewe Gresty Lane Doncaster Works on January 23rd 1986. By the end of March most of the locomotive was gone, the cabs lingering until the end of July 1986.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works March 1969.
Noted Derby Works December 1973.
Noted Derby Works September & October 1978 (Classified & dual braking).
Noted Derby Works September 1981.
Highlights
1965
Locomotives stabled at Derby on the afternoon of December 5th included D5293, D7505, D7532, D7548, D7560, 44932, 48256, 48503, 48528, 48690 & 90652.
On the morning of December 20th D7554 & D7560 were on empty coaching stock at Nottingham Midland.
1966
One of the earliest passenger workings for D7560 occurred on August 6th when it worked the 08.36 Nottingham - Llandudno Town and return with D7543, a working which over the years would see haulage by many Class 25s. With 7560/25210 being allocated only to London Midland Region depots the vast majority of its workings originated on the LMR, either as the familiar summer dated services or the regular services diagrammed for Class 25s from time to time.
On September 3rd D7560 was southbound at Derby with freight 9T30.
1968
On the afternoon of April 26th D5244 & D7560 were stabled at Longsight Yard.
7560 wandered onto the Southern Region on November 12th, working in on the 20.05 Ellesmere Port - Wareham, returning on the next morning s 08.28 Fratton - Trafford Park.
1969
The 17.30 Manchester - York relief was worked by 7560 on November 7th.
1970
The Billingham - Grangemouth ammonia train was worked throughout by 7603 & 7560 on April 27th.
1972
On Saturday June 10th an excursion from St Pancras to York with 1856 (1Z58) included the following observations:
Bedford: 5222, 4139
Wellingborough: 4, 3863, 3864, 7514
Kettering: 7563
Leicester: 3057, 5243, 5246, 7516, 7520, 7522, 7588, 7616
Toton: 3514, 3852, 5224, 5260, 7560
Chesterfield: 5282, 7567, in scrap yard D2383-cond & SR 3107-cond
York Station (by Class):
11, 50, 99, 127, 130, 131, 139, 140, 153, 182
251, 274, 275, 284, 346, 352, 353
1102, 1107, 1110, 1503, 1505, 1531, 1551, 1593, 1596, 1712, 1768, 1792, 1856, 1869, 1904, 1936, 1989, 1997
3874
5027 Aberystwyth-York mail? (to depot)
5241, 7564 (both to depot)
5520, 5546, 5553, 5583, 5599, 5658
6700, 6716, 6754, 6782, 6822
8185, 8191
9000, 9001, 9003, 9005, 9008, 9014, 9017, 9019
Toton: 3400, 3514, 3854, 5173
Leicester depot: 3057, 3786, 5231, 5245, 5277, 7522, 7561
Leicester station: 7520
Wellingborough: 3786, 7516
Bedford: 4139, 5222, 7604.
A visit to a number of north London locations on August 15th included the following observations:
Cricklewood: 7558
St Pancras: 5212, 5222, 7567
Willesden: 7525, 7596, 7658
Old Oak Bridge: 5218, 7560, 7661, 7665, 7666
Willesden Junction High Level: 5218, 7526, 7586, 7662, 7665
Old Oak Pill Box: 5186, 7522, 7533, 7660
Cambridge Street: 5218, 5277, 7662, 7664
Freight trains noted at Bletchley on August 25th include:
7531 & 7529 0Z00
E3083 4A51
E3080 6M48
E3001 8B71
E3022 6E39
E3114 5A53
7560 7F20
5186 9M13
7566 8T61
E3016 8B80
1019 6Z32
7565 & 5275 6A32
1614 6M36
E3004 8M17
E3157 3A14
E3011 6B27
E3083 4M74
1657 6M30
7524 8B83
E3059 6M43.
On September 26th 7560 was noted on a couple of trip freights at Derby (8M70). Loco was in two-tone green livery with full yellow ends and 'D' prefix.
1973
The Coventry - Nuneaton line was visited by the area manager using saloon M45026 hauled by 7560. Singling of the line was under consideration.
On August 5th the 21.30 Leicester - Birmingham New Street was worked by 7560.
The Southern Region continued to receive Peaks on the Toton Brent Southfleet coal trains, occasionally paired Class 25s substituted, during November 5270 & 7560 were noted.
On November 23rd 7560 was stabled at Cricklewood in a very shabby two-tone green livery with full yellow ends and still carrying 'D' prefixes.
On December 19th 25210 made a test run from Derby Works.
The snag sheet for December 19th recorded:
No.1 end leading.
| 25210; December 19th 1973; time 9.45 |
| Load | Speed | Amps | Volts | Notes | Other |
| 1 | 30 | 900 | - | - | - |
| 2 | 38 | 850 | - | - | - |
| 3 | 44 | 900 | - | - | - |
| 4 | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | 70 | 1,000 | - | - | - |
1974
On the afternoon of March 11th 25210 was stabled at York.
On the afternoon of June 7th 25210 was stabled at York.
On June 29th 25210 & 25132 worked the 08.52 Leicester - Skegness and the return 12.30 Skegness - Leicester.
On July 13th 25210 & 25272 worked a roundtrip Derby - Skegness.
25210 & 25273 worked on August 31st the 08.00 Walsall - Yarmouth to Norwich and the return 14.15 Yarmouth - Derby from Norwich.
1975
January 11th 31208 & 25210 worked the Tyneside CFD Kings Norton freight.
25210 worked the 8B40 Whitemoor - Hitchin freight (via Royston not ECML) on February 14th.
On April 29th 25210 & 25252 were stabled at Coventry station.
On May 24th 25210 & 25046 worked the 08.52 Leicester - Skegness and the return 12.30 Skegness - Leicester.
A Euston - Glasgow Central relief on July 20th was worked Crewe - Chester - Warrington by 25210 & 25172.
On August 31st 25210 & 25272 worked the 17.10 Birmingham - Newcastle, heading south the next day with the Heaton - Redbank empty vans, possibly as far as York as they were later noted at Rotherham with a Tinsley bound freight.
Whe a diesel multiple unit failed with flat batteries on October 11th the 12.50 Carlisle - Newcastle was worked by 25210 with the multiple unit in tow.
1976
On the afternoon of March 19th 25210 was southbound light engine at York.
On May 29th 25210 & 25075 worked the 08.00 Walsall - Yarmouth to Norwich, returning from Norwich with the 14.15 Yarmouth - Derby.
On July 10th 25210 & 25266 worked the 09.20 Derby - Skegness and the return 13.05 Skegness - Derby.
On the afternoon of September 21st 25210 was stabled at York.
On October 23rd 25210 was at Bristol Bath Road.
1977
On the afternoon of August 8th 25210 & 25258 were stabled at Peterborough.
On July 30th the 12.20 Birmingham New Street - Newquay was worked to Plymouth by 25210 & 25264 (this may have been the 09.34 Nottingham - Paignton).
On September 22nd 25210 worked a Cardiff - Crewe service.
1978
On March 6th 25210 was noted at Nottingham with a local trip freight.
On April 29th 25210 was stabled alongside Coventry station.
On the evening of May 18th 25210 was stabled at York.
On May 30th 25210 was stabled at Coventry station.
On November 8th ex-works 25210 was tested at Northwich on the Tunstead limestone service, working the 17.21 Oakleigh Tunstead and return followed by the 02.57 Northwich Tunstead. It then beat a hasty retreat to Longsight for repairs, not unexpected after dealing with these 1,250 ton trains. Further testing on 28th didn t improve matters, it failed at Hazel Grove on the 11.03 Oakleigh Tunstead, being removed to Buxton and then forwarded to Derby Works.
1979
On the late afternoon of April 11th 25107 was at Cambridge Street, 25210/25283/25300/25310 were at Cricklewood and 25069 & 25311 were northbound at Radlett with a permanent way train.
Observations on the Midland main line on the afternoon of April 25th included:
Cambridge Street (14.55) 25237
Cricklewood (15.00) 25310
St Albans (15.10) 25205 permanent way train and 25210 with another permanent way train
Luton (15.20) 25311 light engine, 25189 northbound goods and 25183 stabled at Luton 1520
Bedford shed (15.40) 25245 stabled
Wellingborough (15.55) 25177 stabled
Kettering (16.00) 25118 northbound goods
Leicester (16.25) 25134 southbound steel.
45074 & 25210? were noted northbound at Finedon with a mineral train on June 28th.
On July 19th 25210 was northbound at West Kensington with a short freight.
On July 29th the 12.33 Rugby - Euston electric multiple unit was assisted between Northampton & Bletchley by 25210 due to the power being off for engineering work.
On August 28th 25190 & 25210 worked the Cricklewood - Stewartby rubbish train.
On September 29th 25210 was noted at York light engine and also noted southbound through Doncaster with eleven well worn sand (?) wagons and a guard's van.
On October 25th a salt train northbound at Hellifield with 40004 had 25210 added as a pilot.
1980
On the afternoon of January 25th noted at Willesden were 25210, 25219?, 25249 & 25257.
Observations on the Midland mainline on March 8th included:
25212 & 25129 Leicester shed (09.45)
25099, 25113, 25214, 25251 Bedford stabling point (08.45)
25210 with a diesel multiple unit on the 11.50 Leicester - Peterborough
25127 Leicester shed (11.45)
25175 Leicester - southbound oil (11.45)
25210 was noted at St Pancras with a van train on the afternoon of April 12th.
On the afternoon of April 18th 25210 and 25116 were noted at Bedford.
On June 1st the 23.59 Sheffield - St Pancras was diverted at Bedford into Euston, being hauled from Bedford by 25210 & 25095.
On August 3rd 25210 was stabled at Holyhead.
The Barrow - Red Bank vans were worked by 25210 on August 23rd.
1981
On April 4th 25210 was stabled at Saltley.
Two failures were assisted by 25210 on September 25th, the 07.55 Newcastle - Poole failed north of Chesterfield behind 45060, 25210 was obtained to drag the service forward but had some sort of brake problem. Eventually the train was assisted in the rear by 47278 and its merry-go-round working, all proceeding at a slow speed to Derby where everything was replaced at Derby by 47052. Secondly the 10.03 Matlock - Derby diesel multiple unit was assisted forward from Ambergate by 25210.
1982
On March 6th 25210 was stabled at Springs Branch.
On the afternoon of March 10th 25210 & 25218 were stabled at Exeter shed.
25210 & 25050 were noted at Northampton with an engineers train on March 23rd.
On the late afternoon of May 1st 25139, 25181, 25187, 25210 & 25250 were stabled at Cricklewood.
A mixed engineers train was noted passing Ridgemont on May 17th in charge of 25210.
A thirteen vehicle West Ruislip Masborough train of condemned London Transport stock was noted on June 2nd behind 25210. On June 15th 25210 was stabled at York. On June 23rd 25210 was noted through Hinckley with cement empties.
On the afternoon of July 3rd 25178 & 25210 were northbound at Derby with oil tanks.
On the late afternoon of July 20th 25138, 25168, 25187, 25202 & 25210 were stabled at Cricklewood.
25210 received an 'E' examination at Toton during July.
On August 24th 25210 was eastbound at Helsby.
25210 was noted southbound at Sharnbrook with nine loaded HTV coal hoppers on August 26th. On August 27th 25210 was noted at Glendon Junction with a mixed freight.
On September 3rd 25210 was southbound at Toton with a short freight.
The 18.30 Crewe - Derby diesel multiple unit failed on September 16th resulting in 25210 working the service. On September 4th 25210 was noted light engine at Derby.
On October 10th 25210 was at Nuneaton with an engineers train.
On November 26th 25210 was eastbound at Manchester Victoria with a rubbish train for Dean Lane and also noted this day westbound at Manchester Victoria with coaching stock.
On the morning of December 1st 25210 worked a Holbeck - Stourton - Holbeck trip.
25210 & 25249 were noted at Leighton Buzzard on December 5th with an engineers loaded ballast train.
1983
On February 20th 25210 was light engine at Crewe station.
25210 was stabled at Longsight on May 24th. A week later on May 29th 25210 was stabled at Hooton.
On June 1st 25213 & 25210 worked the Ellesmere Port - Exeter Riverside tar tanks and were later noted at Bristol with the return empties. On June 18th 1983 25210 & 25211 handled the Manchester Railway Reunion Railtour between Morecambe, Heysham & Carnforth, a grand distance of about fifteen miles. On June 28th 25210 was noted heading north at Clifton with a tamper.
25210 was noted eastbound through Chester on July 13th with short wheelbase cement tankers and a parcels coach.
On August 6th 25210 worked the 1M03 13.50 Glasgow Central - Carlisle.
On August 8th 25210 & 25176 worked the 1S01 11.15 Euston - Stirling Motorail forward from Carlisle as far as Polmadie. The next day 25210 headed south with the 13.50 Glasgow Central - Carlisle.
On August 17th 25210 & 25145 were at Severn Tunnel Junction with a down tank train.
On September 10th 25210 was stabled at Workington.
The 08.40 Carlisle - Glasgow Central and the 13.50 Glasgow Central - Carlisle were worked by 25210 on September 16th. 25239 & 25210 were noted at Stoney Bridge, Skelton Junction on September 29th with empty cement tankers from the Blue Circle Cement depot at Northenden.
25210 was noted at Preston on October 9th. 25154 & 25210 were noted northbound with bogie oil tanks at Carlisle on the evening of October 22nd.
1984
On January 10th 25210 and three parcels coaches were noted at Aberystwyth.
25210 was noted at Bescot Yard on January 14th.
An empty set of ICI hoppers was worked from Northwich to Tunstead by 25210 on a very gloomy February 29th and on a much sunnier March 3rd. On March 4th 25210 was stabled at Northwich.
On a dull March 20th (or 24th?) 25210 was noted passing Bromford Bridge with the SX 4D51 Lawley Street Terminal - Beeston freightliner service, comprised of five freightliner flats carrying eight containers.
On April 12th 25210 was eastbound at Guide Bridge with a ballast train.
On May 6th 25210 was at Birkenhead Park with a short engineers train.
On May 27th the 14.10 Glasgow Central - Euston with 86230 was dragged by 25210 & 25322 between Preston & Crewe, the train diverted because of engineering work.
On June 11th 25210 was northbound at Shrewsbury with a short engineers train.
On June 26th 25210 & 25230 were northbound at Carlisle with oil tanks, presumably from Stanlow.
On June 28th 25210 & 25230 were northbound at Carlisle with oil tanks, presumably from Stanlow.
On July 22nd 25210 was noted at Springs Branch with an overhead line maintenance train.
On July 27th the 15.50 Glasgow Central - Carlisle with 27029 was assisted from Dumfries by 25210.
25210 was noted passing Edge Hill on August 29th.
On August 31st 25210 was eastbound at Guide Bridge with a sixteen vehicle engineers train.
On September 1st 25210 was shunting parcels stock at Birmingham New Street.
25210's last recorded passenger workings occurred on September 6th working the 13.08 Barrow - Liverpool forward from Preston after the failure of 47484, and later in the day the 16.20 Glasgow Central - Liverpool forward from Preston.
1985
25120 was stabled at Cricklewood on a snowy January 7th & 8th.
25210 was noted at Tyseley depot on March 31st.
On April 20th 25210 was stabled at Shrewsbury.
25210 was withdrawn on April 30th 1985.
1986
25210 became the first Class 25 to be broken up at Doncaster Works since 25015 in 1975. One of the cabside number panels was saved from scrapping.
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