The fifteen year career of D7643/25293 began with thirteen months at Sheffield area depots followed by a variety of London Midland allocations.
Built: Beyer Peacock, Manchester, No.8056.
Boiler room grilles sheeted over.
Final exhaust roof panel: raised, square.
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 52 months.
Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 6 months.
Allocations
D7643 was new to Tinsley (41A) on February 8th 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).
June 1968 to Liverpool Division (D08).
August 1969 to London Division (Western Lines) (D01).
October 1969 to Birmingham Division (D02).
February 1970 to Liverpool Division (D08).
May 1973 to Bescot.
June 1974 to Longsight.
October 1975 to Crewe.
Withdrawn February 1st 1981.
Renumbered February 23rd 1974.
After withdrawal 25293 was stored briefly at Crewe then moved to Swindon Works with 25070, 25166 & 25263 on March 3rd 1981 and scrapped there during the third week of August 1981.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works May & June 1966 (collision damage).
Noted Derby Works August 1967.
Noted Derby Works December 1970.
Noted Derby Works July 1971.
Noted Derby Works September 1976 (full repaint).
Highlights
1966
On February 20th stabled at Tinsley were 73 diesels including D5207, D7598, D7599, D7624 - D7626, D7628 - D7630, D7632, D7641 & D7643.
1967
On the evening of April 15th D5297, D7599 & D7643 were stabled at Burton on Trent.
On the morning of July 18th D7643 was shunting empty coaching stock at Derby.
The annual Open Day at Derby Works on August 26th found D7643 and 70013 Oliver Cromwell on display in front of the Works offices.
The first recorded passenger working took place on September 2nd working the roundtrip Nottingham - Llandudno Town with D5270.
On the afternoon of September 16th D7643 was at Springs Branch.
1968
On April 26th D7643 was noted on the 3N25 Wigan - Leeds van train.
On August 17th 5204 & 7643 were noted at Crewe with the twelve coach 09.10 Euston - Blackpool.
1969
On the afternoon of January 18th 7643 was at Springs Branch.
1970
On the afternoon of April 21st 7643 was shunting at Longton.
On the early afternoon of October 4th 7566, 7612, 7643 & 7646 were stabled at Bescot.
1971
On the morning of June 1st 7643 was noted at Banbury.
1973
7643 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T43) on February 13th.
On July 1st 7643 worked the 12.30 Birmingham - Plymouth relief.
1974
On the afternoon of April 21st 25293 was northbound at Toton with a ballast working. The No.1 end driver's side corner was sporting some creased metalwork.
On April 26th the Bescot breakdown crane became derailed whilst crossing Leamington Junction, the Saltley crane arrived later in the morning behind 25293, by afternoon the offending vehicles had been rerailed and taken away.
On June 1st 25293 was noted at Grange over Sands with the 4P24 parcels service (Preston - Barrow?).
Skegness was visited several times by 25293, the first recorded time being on June 22nd with 25214 working a Derby - Skegness and the 13.05 return.
1975
On January 14th 25293 was noted at Manchester Victoria with the 4P06. On January 15th 25293 was noted at Manchester Victoria with the 4J05. At about 7am on January 16th 25293 was noted at Manchester Victoria having worked the 4M03 vans, ex-05.07 Leeds City. On January 29th 25293 was noted at Manchester Victoria.
At about 6.30pm on February 28th 25293 was noted passing Manchester Victoria with an up freight.
On May 27th 25195 & 25293 were westbound at Cheadle with a freight (9L20).
At about 7am on July 9th 25293 was noted at Manchester Victoria on a down freight (9T54). On July 19th 25293 & 25124 worked the 08.52 Leicester - Skegness and 12.30 return.
1976
Class 25s stabled at Wolverhampton High Level on April 17th included 25040, 25145 & 25293.
On June 20th 25293 was shunting electric locomotives at Crewe station due to the power being off.
The only recorded working for 1976 was on railtour duty, on June 26th 25293 & 25168 worked a roundtrip Llandudno Junction - Blaenau Ffestiniog as part of a charter from Euston.
1977
A visit to the Cambrian line took place on June 17th, with 24133 working the 10.00 Aberystwyth - Euston to Wolverhampton.
On July 10th 25293 was stabled at Llandudno Junction.
On September 23rd 25293 worked the Fridays only Washwood Heath - Hethersett tanks, retiring to Norwich depot before returning west. This was a regular Class 25 turn at this time.
Stabled at Cockshute on the afternoon of November 20th were 25094, 25115, 25145, 25167, 25219 & 25293.
1978
April 1st saw 25293 & 40110 handling the Bangor - Manchester parcels, the train including two refurbished Derby two-car diesel multiple units.
Observations on the evening of May 12th at Plymouth include:
25224 18.06 Truro - Plymouth Friary goods
25293 4B10 15.52 Bristol - Plymouth vans
25224 03.24 6V53 Stoke - St Blazey clay empties
25052 & 25155 down clay
25215 & 25222? 18.50 St Blazey - Carlisle goods.
On the afternoon of May 13th 25293 was stabled at Bristol Bath Road.
On the afternoon of June 27th 25293 was at Clifton sidings, York with empty coaching stock.
On July 10th 25293 was noted at Colwyn Bay with an engineers train.
On July 27th 25293 was light engine eastbound at Abergele.
On August 3rd 25293 was eastbound at Llandudno Junction with a short train of Octel tanks.
On August 20th the 08.06 Manchester Piccadilly - Aberystwyth day excursion was worked forward from Stafford (?) by 25293 & 25276.
A diesel multiple unit failure on September 25th found 25293 working the 18.25 Morecambe - Leeds.
On December 28th 25293 & 25220 worked the 1V13 19.22 Crewe - Cardiff.
On the morning of December 30th 25293, 37256 & 37293 were noted at Gloucester shed.
1979
At lunchtime on April 4th 25293 was noted at Healey Mills.
On May 2nd 25293 was light engine at Cockshute.
On May 27th 25293 & 25272 worked the 08.45 Birmingham New Street - Barmouth and 17.45 Barmouth - Euston as far as Wolverhampton.
During the first week of July 25293 returned to the Skegness area. On July 2nd 25293 & 25149 worked the 08.46 Burton on Trent - Skegness and 18.38 return. Two days later (4th) 25293 & 25132 worked the 09.53 Nottingham - Skegness relief and 19.15 return. On July 15th 25293 was stabled at Crewe station. On the evening of July 20th 25304 & 25293 were noted at Crewe with a down coal.
On September 5th & 6th 25293 was noted at Oxford with the morning Toton - Eastleigh freight. The final recorded passenger workings took place on September 8th with 25318 working the 10.10 Euston - Aberystwyth from Birmingham New Street, returning with the 16.10 Aberystwyth - Shrewsbury.
On the late afternoon of October 5th 25293 & 25305 were noted at Saltley.
On December 16th 25293 was stabled at Chester.
1980
On July 18th 25293 and brakevan were noted in a siding at Alsager.
25293 was noted at Nuneaton on August 16th. 25293 was noted at Leicester on August 30th.
On September 6th 25293 was noted at Crewe station with a down permanent way train.
On the morning & afternoon of October 6th 25293 was stabled at York.
On the morning of October 9th 25293 was north of York with a trip freight, it would be later noted stabled at York.
25293 was noted at Chester on November 22nd.
1981
25293 was withdrawn on February 1st 1981.
Not all known passenger workings are recorded on this page.
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