The fifteen year career of D7642/25292 started with two years at Sheffield area depots followed by thirteen years on the LMR.
Built: Beyer Peacock Ltd, Manchester No. 8052
Boiler room grilles sheeted over (1976).
Final exhaust roof panel: raised, square.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 64 months (assumes 6/76 as Classified date).
Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 17 months.
Allocations
D7642 was new to Tinsley (41A) on January 28th 1966. Further transfers were:
April 1966 to Wath (41C).
March 1967 to London Division (Western Lines) (D01).
April 1967 to Nottingham Division (D16).
September 1967 to Springs Branch (8F).
September 1967 to Liverpool Division (D08).
May 1970 to Birmingham Division (D02).
May 1973 to Bescot.
May 1974 to Springs Branch.
June 1974 to Longsight.
October 1975 to Crewe.
Withdrawn October 18th 1981.
Renumbered February 23rd 1974.
25292 was the 117th Class 25 withdrawn, one of six retired during October 1981, including sister locomotives 25290 & 25299.
After withdrawal 25292 was stored at Springs Branch until moved with 40095, 40134/178 to Swindon on December 14th 1981 and scrapped by the first week of March 1983.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works December 1970.
Noted Derby Works May 1976 (Classified?).
Highlights
1966
The recorded passenger workings of 7642/25292 although very few were quited varied. The first known working occurred on June 18th 1966 handling the summer dated 09.28 Sheffield - Llandudno Town & 14.28 return.
1967
On the morning of May 22nd D7642 was stabled at Burton on Trent.
On the morning of November 18th D7642 was noted light engine at Winwick Junction.
Stabled at Trafford Park on December 31st were D5142, D5203, D5275, D5276, D5278, D7586, D7642 & D7677.
1969
7642 & 344 were the Manchester Victoria bankers on October 17th.
1971
On Saturday July 24th sixteen empty stock workings were carried out at Oxley between the hours of 05.30am & 09.00am in support of the extra passenger workings typical of a summer Saturday, the carriage side pilots this day were 5229, 7517, 7640 & 7642.
1972
By June 1972 7642 had lost its body side numbers with the BR emblems on the cabsides for the more normal single bodyside emblem and cabside numbers.
1973
On January 18th the 1B94 18.00 Penzance - Bristol Temple Meads with Class 52 No.1007 utilised 7642 (D02 allocation) as pilot from Newton Abbot to Bristol.
On the afternoon of October 11th 7642 was stabled at York.
On the afternoon of October 12th 7642 was noted light engine at York.
1974
On December 21st 25292 was noted at Manchester Victoria with the 5J39.
1975
On January 21st 25292 was noted at Manchester Victoria with the 4P20. On January 22nd 25292 was noted at Manchester Victoria.
On May 11th 25292 was noted at Manchester Victoria. On May 12th 25292 was noted at Manchester Victoria with the 9F67. On May 13th 25292 worked the 4M03 05.07 Leeds City - Manchester Victoria vans.
On June 23rd 25292 was noted at Manchester Victoria. On June 24th 25292 was noted light engine at Manchester Victoria. 25292 was noted at Manchester Victoria on the morning of June 25th & 26th. On June 27th 25292 was noted at Manchester Victoria with the 5J83.
On July 3rd 25292 worked the 00.15 Glasgow Central - Manchester Victoria vans (4M10), presumably from Preston. On July 12th 25292 & 25061 worked the 09.20 Manchester Piccadilly - Yarmouth as far as Lincoln, returning with the 09.15 ex-Yarmouth. At about 7am on July 25th 25292 was noted at Manchester Victoria on a down freight.
1976
Two East Midlands workings followed next: on May 30th it was a roundtrip Burton on Trent - Skegness with 25292 & 25242, the next day (31st) the same pair worked a Beeston - Southport mystery excursion throughout.
25292 and 25272 departed from Bewdley with the 'Severn Valley Limited' for Paddington on a frosty November 13th, with the train comprised of a full rake of restored GWR Collett coaching stock.
1977
On August 7th the 09.35 Euston - Aberystwyth day excursion was worked out and back from Birmingham New Street by 25292 & 24087.
1978
25292 & 25306 were noted at Seacombe Junction with an iron ore train on January 25th.
On Wednesday July 5th 25292 worked the 09.55 Willesden to Norwood and (presumably) the 12.10 Norwood - Willesden.
1979
The 06.03 Crewe - Cardiff and the 11.30 Cardiff - Crewe and the 16.02 Crewe - Cardiff were worked by 25292 on May 21st.
The 07.50 Cardiff - Crewe, the 12.25 Crewe - Cardiff and the 17.10 Cardiff - Crewe were worked by 25292 on May 22nd.
25292 worked the 12.25 Crewe - Cardiff and the 17.10 Cardiff - Crewe on June 22nd.
On July 29th 25292 was stabled at York.
Further workings over the Crewe - Cardiff route took place on August 6th & 7th with at least one round trip each day whilst on August 9th 25292 worked the 17.10 Manchester Victoria - Blackpool North. On August 12th 25292 was stabled at Chester.
A train of empty carflats was noted southbound at Oxford behind 25292 on September 22nd, the locomotive later headed north light engine.
1980
On March 6th 25292 was noted in sidings between Talacre & Flint.
On August 29th 25292 worked the 20.30 Crewe - Bangor.
25292 was noted at Llandudno Junction yard on November 22nd.
1981
25292 was noted at Wolverhampton on March 12th.
25292 was noted at Crewe depot with a crane and mess van on January 24th.
On the afternoon of April 29th 25292 was at Oxford with a short freight, later being noted at Banbury.
25292 was noted northbound through Inverkeithing on June 24th 1981 with a Leith - Aberdeen pipe train. 25292 was noted passing through Edinburgh Waverley on June 27th with 25049.
At about 6.30pm on June 24th 25292 was noted passing Inverkeithing with a northbound Class 8 freight. The last recorded passenger working was on June 30th with 25292 banking the 13.10 Glasgow Queen Street - Inverness to Cowlairs Junction. Possibly 25292 may have arrived on a service from Dundee, in order to be in position for the banking assist.
25292 was withdrawn on October 18th 1981, the 117th Class 25 to be retired.
Distinguishing Features
No.2 end headcode panel: displaying four digit display (no dominoes): November 1978 - June 1981.
No.1 end headcode panel: displaying four digit display (no dominoes): July 1979 - ?? (withdrawn with domino display)
Non BIS side: substantial dent at frame level above battery box: November 1978 until withdrawn.
A Builder's Plate from 25292 (serial 8052) sold at auction on ebay during July 2016 for GBP266.00
18/2033
0917 flk
Not all known passenger workings are recorded on this page.
Page added February 7th 2012.
Last update May 13th 2023.
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