The fifteen year three month career of D5098/24098 saw allocations to North Eastern Region and Scottish Region depots.
Built BR Darlington Works (batch D5094 - D5113).
Shortened fuel tank & full size water tank (retained until withdrawn).
Four upper and four lower air filters on non-BIS side, three upper and four lower on BIS side.
Headcode discs centered on cab front (Glasgow modification).
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: ?? months.
Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 8 months.
Allocations
The frames for D5098 were laid down at Darlington Works during December 1959, D5098 was new to Gateshead (52A) on May 26th 1960. Further transfers were:
March 1963 to York (50A).
June 1967 to Holbeck (55A).
October 1971 to Polmadie (66A).
March 1972 to Eastfield (65A).
August 4th 1975 - stored serviceable.
August 16th 1975 withdrawn.
Renumbered February 1974.
After withdrawal 24098 was stored at Cadder Yard from August 1975 until October 1975 when it was moved to Glasgow Works. It remained there until February 18th 1976, when it was forwarded to Doncaster Works and was broken up by May 1976.
Movement: 24008/95/98 Glasgow Works – Doncaster February 18th 1976.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Darlington Works August 1960.
Noted Darlington Works January - April & June 1961 (continuous?).
Noted Derby Works February & October 1967.
Noted Glasgow Works May 1969 (repainted blue livery?).
Noted Glasgow Works August 1972.
Noted Glasgow Works October 1973 (collision damage).
Noted Glasgow Works September 1974.
Noted Glasgow Works May 1975.
Highlights
1960
D5098 was part of a batch of eighteen (D5096 - D5113) delivered from Darlington Works to Gateshead (52A) during 1960. Delivery date from Darlington for D5098 was May 26th.
Condition new: green livery with frame level stripe, full size water tank, shortened fuel tank, boiler room grills, hand/footholds present, ridge sided sandboxes, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, engine exhaust in original position.
On July 16th D5096 & D5098 worked the 08.23 Newcastle - Lowestoft to York, returning from York with the 09.00 Ely - Newcastle.
1961
D5098 was present at Darlington Works from January to June, it seems the Class 24s, despite their newness, were frequent visitors to the Works, some like D5098 for considerable lengths of time.
On July 9th Thornaby shed contained 142 locomotives including three diesel shunters and D5098, D5151 - D5157.
1963
D5098, D5099 & D5100 were transferred to York during March, and along with a number of others were partly responsible for the closure of Scarborough shed on May 18th 1963, the steam freight workings being replaced by D5096/98/99 & 5100/76 the following Monday.
Condition date uncertain: green livery with small yellow warning panels, curved upper corners, shortened fuel tank, full size water tank, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds present, ridge sided sandboxes, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, engine exhaust in original position, steam style shedplate on cabfront (showing 50A).
On June 30th D5098 was stabled at Neville Hill.
1964
On March 15th D5098 & D5099 were stabled at York.
On September 6th a Southport - Scarborough service was worked by 44686 to Leeds, with D5098 taking the service forward, and presumably handling the return to Leeds (?).
On October 11th noted at York shed were D5098, D5100 & D7582.
1965
On Sunday March 7th noted on York shed were D5096, D5098, D5099, D5100 & D5239.
On August 9th a well-worn D5098 was almost at Scarborough with a mixed freight.
1966
On the afternoon of January 15th D5098 was stabled at York.
On the morning of May 19th locomotives stabled at York included D5098, D5249, D5250, 43097 & 90347.
On the evening of June 13th D5098 was stabled at York.
On the evening of July 18th D5098 was at Skelton with an up freight.
Condition date uncertain: green livery with small yellow warning panels, curved upper corners, shortened fuel tank, full size water tank, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds present, ridge sided sandboxes, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, steam style shedplate on cabfront (showing 50A).
1967
An Open Day at Leeds Holbeck on September 30th, no doubt celebrating the twilight of steam in the area, especially the few remaining Jubilees, found the following Sulzer Type 2’s on ‘display’: D5096, 5100/73/79, 5254/90, 7526/48/68-70/95 & 7625.
D5098 visited Derby Works during February & October.
On June 17th D5098 was noted at Bradford Exchange on the Up Yorkshire Pullman.
On the afternoon of July 28th D5098 was noted at Leeds City having just arrived with a Bradford - Kings Cross service, D1877 would take the train forward. D5098 would be noted later this day at Leeds City light engine.
Condition date but circa July 1967: plain green (no stripes), full yellow cabfront, red bufferbeams, light grey roof, yellow axle box covers, engine exhaust in original location, some valencing missing, gangway doors present, hand/footholds present, blanking plates fitted, 'D' prefixes present (Derby repaint?).
The exceptional condition of D5098 as detailed above may have been to celebrate the opening of Stourton Freightliner terminal which occurred during July 1967. D5098 with headcode 1G01 and two coaches were noted at the Freightliner terminal for its opening. At this time D5098 was a Holbeck engine.
1968
On January 5th D5098 worked the 3N25 Wigan - Leeds City vans.
On the late afternoon of May 11th D5098 worked a Bradford - Kings Cross service as far as Leeds City, D9006 would take the train forward.
On Sunday May 12th D5098, D5211 & D7624 were stabled at Patricroft shed.
On June 14th D5098 was noted passing Huddersfield with the 3N25 Wigan - Leeds vans.
On the evening of July 27th D5098 was noted light engine at Leeds City.
1969
Condition February: green livery with full yellow cabfronts, gangway doors present, steam style shed plate on cabfront, full size water tank, shortened fuel tank, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds present, straight sided sandboxes, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, some valencing missing.
5098 visited Glasgow Works during May.
On June 7th 5069 was at Holbeck depot in ex-works condition.
5098 worked the 17.20 Bradford Exchange - Kings Cross to Leeds on October 23rd.
Condition October: blue livery with full yellow cabfronts, gangway doors present, steam style shed plate on cabfront, full size water tank, shortened fuel tank, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds present, straight sided sandboxes, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, bodyside valencing removed, original engine exhaust location.
1970
5098 worked the 11.45 Hull - York on April 11th.
5098 worked the 17.20 Bradford Exchange - Kings Cross to Leeds on April 18th.
5098 worked the 13.10 Cleethorpes - Bradford Exchange on August 8th.
On August 29th 5098 & 5099 (both in blue livery) worked a twelve coach mystery excursion from the Whitehaven area to Cleethorpes, running via Carnforth, Skipton, Leeds avoiding line and the Doncaster avoiding line. It is presumed the Class 24s worked throughout.
1971
A re-shuffling of the fleet took place to bring to an end the few remaining NBL & Claytons locomotives on the Scottish Region. Part of this plan involved Type 2s from Gateshead & Holbeck, which included 5098 moving to Polmadie during October.
1972
When Polmadie shed closed in March 5098 moved across town to Eastfield (65A). During August 5098 made a brief visit to Glasgow Works.
1973
5098 visited Glasgow Works for accident repairs during October.
1974
On April 14th 24098 was stabled at Motherwell.
On May 11th 24098 was stabled at Motherwell.
24098 was noted at Glasgow Works during September.
1975
24098 was noted at Perth holding sidings on March 29th.
During August 24098 was stored serviceable and then withdrawn.
24098 had been noted at Glasgow Works during May, by August it was in store with other Class 24s at Cadder Yard, whether it saw service between May & August is uncertain. Although several Class 24s ended their days at Glasgow, 24098 was not to be one of them, it was eventually towed down to Doncaster on February 18th 1976 and broken up there in May 1976.
Condition final: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors sheeted over, headcode discs centered on cabfront, full size water tank, shortened fuel tank, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over, ridge sided sandboxes, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps.
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