1963
D5185 was the last of a batch of thirty five built by Darlington Works, being released to traffic on May 24. It was also the third of a continuous batch of thirty five (D5183 - D5217) delivered to Toton (18A) as part of the dieselisation of the lines north from St Pancras.

1964
D5185 was well travelled during 1964, in January it moved to Leicester (15A), then continued on to Nottingham (16A) in May followed by a move south to Cricklewood (14B) in September, joining the growing Type 2 fleet there.

1966
Passenger services between Rugby and Peterborough ceased on June 6th, so ending a cross-country route long familiar to the BR Sulzer Type 2's. D5185 worked the final 20.20 Peterborough East - Leicester service. A visit by D5185 was made to Derby Works during October.

1969
During July 5183/84/85 moved across town to Willesden (D01).

1970
The Women's International Hockey Match at Wembley on March 14th brought four specials to Kensington Olympia, Class 47 D1727 with a train from Wolverhampton and Class 45 D95 from Nottingham. The other two were electric hauled to Willesden, switching here to Type 2's; 5185 took over a thirteen coach train from Crewe and 7537 & 5219 with sixteen coaches from Barrow for the last few miles to Kensington Olympia.

1972
5185 headed to the Eastern Region in July to Leeds Holbeck (55A). During October D5185 was transferred to Tinsley (41A).

1973
Front line service befell an odd couple on September 14th when 5858 and 5185 powered a Bournemouth - Newcastle passenger north from Birmingham New Street.

1974
Renumbering took place during February, from 5185 to 25035.

During February energisation of the overhead took place from Garstang to Carlisle. Diesel powered test trains operated between Preston & Carlisle, various test vehicles and vans were used, including 5285 (March 4th), 25026 (March 11th) & 25035 (March 21st).

25035 briefly visited Derby Works during August.

1975
Still sticking together 5183/84/85 moved to Haymarket in February.

1976
The 1E83 17.10 Edinburgh - Berwick on Tweed frequently used whatever Haymarket had available, during February 25035 was noted hauling this service.

During May 25035 was noted on the track lifting train employed between Alloa & Dollar.

The Leith pipes trains to locations south of the border were probably worked at one time or another by every Scottish Class 25, on August 19th it was the turn of 25035 & 25026 to reach Oxford.

1977
25035 was in charge of the 08.35 Glasgow Queen st - Oban on January 18th.

At least three passenger duties were worked by 25035 on May 17th; the 12.25 Dundee - Arbroath, the 13.17 Aberdeen - Dundee, then the 14.22 to Edinburgh.

1978
The 17.43 Glasgow - Ayr was hauled by 25035 on January 31st.

For 25035 June was spent under repair at Glasgow Works, with the locomotive being dual braked during this overhaul. Soon after release March depot provided 25035 to take forward the 14.52 Liverpool Street - Edinburgh parcels on July 4th, presumably very ex-works. A brief visit was made by 25035 to Derby Works during November.

1979
On May 12th the SRPS chartered an excursion Falkirk to Fraserburgh with 40061 handling the journey to/from Aberdeen. Here 25034 & 25035 took over for the journey to Fraserburgh via Dyce Jct and Maud Jct. This was most likely the last passenger train over the line north of Dyce Jct as the branch was due to close that weekend. From November to April 1980 25035 was in Glasgow Works receiving generator (N4) repairs.

Photograph courtesy Stew Robertson
To effect the run round manouvre at Fraserburgh the locomotives were split, May 12th 1979.

On May 12th 1979 the SRPS operated a railtour which included the freight only line from Dyce Jct to Fraserburgh. 25034 & 25035 were the chosen motive power for the day north of Aberdeen though the 20mph restriction on the branch did not promote much in the way of high speed running. The train is seen here at Fraserburgh awaiting to return south. Photograph courtesy Stew Robertson.

The following seven views come from an interesting document scavenged from the pages of Ebay. It was a series of typed legal size sheets featuring tabular histories of many Class 25's, apparently mostly those which had been allocated to Scottish depots. Many photographs had been pasted onto the pages, in between the text, some had been cropped and many appeared to be printed by the photographer. Although the quality of some of the photographs is not great, the whole document is a fascinating testament to how far we enthusiasts will go to record our hobby.

The owner also created similar log sheets for Classes 20/26/47, which also went for sale on Ebay. The seller picked them up from some sort of clear out of the owners house, possibly the result of the owner becoming deceased or moving to a elderly care home. Possibly the owner was a Mr A Forster - thanks for the memories & notes.

"Let no one be mistaken, Death makes memories of us all" - Michael Been, 1990

	A slightly fuzzy shot of 25035 on February 18th 1979 as it marshalls DMU's at Haymarket depot. Photograph courtesy A Forster.
	March 5th 1979 at Haymarket Depot - 25035 is sandwiched between two Class 40's. Photograph courtesy A Forster.
	April 13th 1979 and 25035 is noted at the east end of Haymarket shed building. Photograph courtesy A Forster.
	April 22nd 1979, 25035 is now seen at Haymarket on the west side of the shed building. Photograph courtesy A Forster.
	During November 1979 25035 entered Glasgow Works for attention to its main generator. It is seen here on December 1st 1979 heading a lineup of four mechanically challenged locomotives. Photograph courtesy A Forster.
	Three months have gone by since the last view & 25035 slumbers peacefully under a fresh blanket of snow, February 2nd 1980, still awaiting attention to its main generator. Photograph courtesy A Forster.
	25035 runs light eastbound at Portobello on July 13th 1980. Photograph courtesy A Forster.

1980
During March approximately six hundred locomotives were awaiting attention of which only one third (about 160) were out of traffic for scheduled repair. For the Class 25's fifty eight were laid up, the Class 31's had thirty out of traffic, whilst for the Class 47's one out of every five machines was awaiting some sort of attention. Eight Class 25's had been out of traffic for at least three months (25035/42, 25113/147/177/191, 25234/252). For 25035 it is reported to have been noted out of use at Polmadie during the middle of June 1979, then later moved to Glasgow Works (see views above) and released back into traffic by June 1980.

After almost five years on the Scottish Region 25035 moved to Crewe during November. This was the last move for 25035, being joined in July 1985 by sister 25034. On November 19th the 06.55 Gloucester - Birmingham was in the hands of 25035. During December 25035 visited Derby for generator (N4) repairs.

1981

In November 1980 25035 moved from Haymarket to Crewe. Seen here on January 24th 1981 at Cockshute 25035 still sports the three piece snowploughs. Also visible are the hinged air filters, unique to the early series dual-braked Class 25's. The addition of this equipment in the cramped Class 25 body blocked acces to the filters from the inside, hence the need to access them externally. Photograph courtesy Paul Bettany.

On May 5th an Aberystwyth - York special was hauled by 25035 & 25219 to Crewe. The return working proved to be an ugly time for the locomotives with three out of the four Class 25's failing. The original pair made it to Shrewsbury Hookagate Jct before 25035 failed, followed shortly afterwards by 25219 at Westbury. 25033 & 25113 came to the rescue, leaving them at Westbury, only to have 25033 fail at Forden. Fortunately 25113 did not succumb and after dumping 25035 and some coaches at Machynlleth finally reached Aberystwyth almost four hundred minutes late.

On July 20th 25035 towed fire damaged 45052 from Bromsgrove to Derby Works, the Peak having caught fire two days earlier on a Leeds - Paignton working.

1982
25035 visited Derby for N4 repairs in July.

On September 18th 25035 spent the day working two round trips on the Manchester Victoria - Bangor circuit (the 07.45 & 15.45 to Bangor & returns) , a working shared with various Class 40/47's.

A collision at Crewe fuelling point occurred on October 6th between 25035 & 25190, the former sustaining damage to the cab. This could easily have resulted in withdrawal but repairs were effected at Derby between December 1982 and February 1983. A replacement cab was fitted from recently withdrawn sister 25036, this led to a temporary identity crisis, since 25036's final repair had been at Derby the locomotive carried the numbers on the cab side whilst Glasgow had given 25035 bodyside numbers, giving for a short while a Class 25 with two different numbers, though this was quickly put right after a visit to the paint shop.

25035 awaits attention at Derby Works, December 12th 1982. Classified repairs for the Type 2's had long since ceased so it was remarkable that 25035 should receive a repair. Bescot allocated 25036 had only just been withdrawn, so it donated one of its cabs to the lucky 25035. This gave 25035 an identity crisis as for a while at Derby it displayed two numbers, before visiting the paint shop. Photograph courtesy A Healey/J Glynn.

The unfortunate 25036 stands amid lines of other dismembered locomotives at Derby Works on November 26 1983, having surrendered a cab to repair 25035!. In this undignified state 25036 was towed down to Swindon where the end came in June 1985. Photograph courtesy Phillip Moore.

1984
This would be a banner year for 25035, it would take first place for passenger miles hauled, with at least 3,261 miles (possibly more) recorded behind this fine machine. The first passenger working didn't occur until February 5th when it handled the 02.35 Euston - Bletchley. Next came F & W's 'The Vital Statistician' on February 11th when 25035 & 25048 worked the Birmingham New Street - Walsall - Brownhills - Lichfield - Burton - Toton leg of a Plymouth - Linby colliery tour. Scottish haulage beckoned on February 22nd when 25035 assisted a Class 47 between Ayr & Girvan on the overnight Euston - Stranraer. April 14th saw 25035 on the 15.02 Manchester - Bristol parcels, since December 1983 this had been a Class 47 turn.

After an absence of three months 25035 returned to passenger haulage in June, on the 1st it completed the last leg of a Euston - Blackpool service from Preston. On June 4th & 5th it worked one round trip each day between Carlisle & Glasgow over the GSW route. On July 19th it deputised for a DMU on an early evening Manchester Victoria - Llandudno Town service. The last week of August found 25035 on a variety of workings, assisting a electric between Golbourne Jct & Skew Bridge Jct (23rd) due to the power being turned off, running a relief Southport- Manchester Victoria serice (24th) & finally working an afternoon Sheffield - Manchester service (30th).

However it was during the last week of September that 25035 started out on an extended spell on the Glasgow - Carlisle route. On September 24th, 25th, 27th, 28th & October 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th at least one round trip was worked each day, on the 27th one extra trip was worked. Although no workings took place on 26th it was in action somewhere, it had ended the 25th's workings at Glasgow and started the 27th's duties at Carlisle. It returned to work one Glasgow - Carlisle trip on October 27th, spending more time north of the border working the 20.50 Carlisle - Perth from Mossend on October 26th & December 5th & 7th. Its last known passenger working in 1984 was a Carlisle - Glasgow round trip on December 17th.

1985
After the considerable mileage clocked in 1984 it was left for 25035 to drift into the shadows in 1985. Reports indicate only one passenger working during the first half of the year, on February 5th with 25032, covering a late afternoon Lincoln - Crewe working (from Nottingham) following a failure of the booked DMU. Another failure, this time of 304001 at Stoke on a Stafford - Manchester local found 25035 commandeered to complete the working on July 25th. August 4th - 6th were spent on local workings in the North West, the highlight perhaps being the replacement of failed 31168 at Manchester Victoria on the 14.10 Cambridge - Blackpool.

Stanlow oil terminal on November 23rd provided a veritable feast of Class 25's with 25190 & 25192 and 25279 & 25325 on workings from Leeds and 25035 & 25072 from Dalston.

1986

	A fine nightime view of 25035 stabled at Nuneaton on February 6th 1986. With snow on the ground and frost forming on the cab roofs this is not a night to linger more than one has to! The locomotive clearly shows its been sometime since a Works visit was made. Photograph courtesy Paul O'Garra.
	With less than a year to run 25035 approaches Derby on May 6 1986. Photograph courtesy Kevin Hughes.

A recent working bringing Class 25's to Scunthorpe was the eastbound empty coke running between Holyhead and Conoco's Humberside oil refinery. Noted on June 2nd was 25035 and later 25288 (5th).Whitemoor still continued to use Class 25's on their local trip freights with 25035 on the Bury St Edmunds turn on July 11th.

December saw 25034 retired, the elder statesman now becoming 25035. Not that the end of the year was a good time for 25035. It had been stopped at Crewe since December 16th pending a 'B' exam and attention to cylinder liners & seals.

1987
Crewe finally released 25035 back into traffic about January 9th, being noted on the afternoon of 11th attached to 25057. It was noted at Nottingham on the evening of 13th, followed by a spell in the Bescot area (Jan 17th, 24th & 25th). On the evening of 27th Longsight allocated 25035 to the 6K36 to Nuneaton Hartsill and 7H56 to Guide Bridge. However a loss of power on the 28th caused the engine to shut down, spending several days at Toton prior to the fault being fixed. All was well by the 30th with Llandudno Jct being reached in the evening.

25035 awaits the filling of the ballast wagons at Hartshill Quarry on February 17th 1987. Once all the wagons are loaded the train will depart as the 7H55 16.24 Hartshill - Guide Bridge. Photograph courtesy Ron Kosys

In the wee hours of February 11th 25035 was back at Manchester Victoria being allocated to the 1P55 to Barrow and 5P55 return to Red Bank. That afternoon it was received by Longsight for an 'A' exam. Following this it worked local jobs on 12th. After more local jobs at Newton Works & Windsor Bridge it was back to Manchester Victoria for target MM20 on February 15th. More local jobs on the 17th, then to Manchester Victoria to await the 18th's 1P55 to Barrow and 5P55 return to Red Bank. An early morning arrival at Crewe on February 21st saw the next couple of days duties in the Crewe area. On 23rd it worked the 3F01 00.04 Crewe South Yard to Liverpool Lime Street. From the evening of February 24th to about March 7th 25035 spent most of its time in the Llandudno area, though by March 6th it had been stopped at Llandudno Jct with flat batteries. By the morning of the 7th it was back at Crewe, now in working order.

On March 14th it was left to 25035 to handle the last passenger trip for a Class 25 in regular service. The train locomotive, recently outshopped 47424, failed on the 1V05 07.09 Holyhead - Cardiff service at Chester. 25035 took the service to Crewe where both machines were replaced. The following day at tea-time 25035 was withdrawn, moving to Basford Hall on the morning of the 19th.

Its March 14th 1987 and 25035 works the last passenger train to be hauled by a Class 25. Left & centre view at Chester, right view is Crewe. (More info in text above).
Photographs courtesy Paul Gleave - many thanks!!.

A close up of the painted name on 25035, Basford Hall July 11th 1987, three days later the locomotive moved to Leicester.

25035 remained at Basford Hall until July 14th 1987 when it moved with 25057, 25109 & 25265 in the 9L37 10.50 Basford Hall to Leicester Humberstone Road. It remained here until September 9th when it tripped as the 08.00 9T16 to Vic Berry's yard with 25109. After an extended stay at Berry's 25035 left for a brighter future in preservation, heading to the Northampton & Lamport Railway on July 14th 1988.

With thanks to Alan Baylis for details of the 1984/85 passenger workings and Neil Cannon for the 1987 detail and to the many photographers who contributed views for these fine machines.

	The future looks bleak as 25035 waits in Basford Hall sidings for its final tow to Vic Berry, Leicester. Seen here July 11th 1987. Photograph courtesy Mark Jones.
	Its January 2002 some forty years after the first Class 25's were delivered and almost fifteen years since their demise. 25035 reached preservation and is currently housed (and is seen here) on the Northampton & Lamport Railway. Photograph courtesy Gary Thornton.

Allocation History:
Toton: (18A) May 25th 1963
Nottingham: (16A) September 1963
Leicester: (15A) January 1964
Nottingham: (16A) May 1964
Cricklewood: (14B) September 1964
LM Midland Lines: January 1965
Nottingham Division D16: June 1968
London Division D01: July 1969
Holbeck: (55A) July 1972
Tinsley: (41A) October 1972
Haymarket: February 1975
Crewe: November 1980
Withdrawn March 15th 1987

Works Visits (incomplete):
Darlington: January 1963 - May 1963 (under construction)
Derby: October 1966
Derby: August 1974
Glasgow: June 1978 - dual brake equipment fitted
Derby: November 1978
Glasgow: November 1979 - April 1980
Derby: December 1980
Derby: July 1982
Derby: December 1982 - February 1983

Page added February 1st 2002
Page updated April 3rd 2011 (separated from the page which covered 25035/36/37).

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