Apart from a very brief period on the Southern Region the twenty two year six month career of D5245/25095 was spent allocated to London Midland Region depots.
Built: BR Derby Locomotive Works.
Dual brake equipped (1974).
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: 88 months.
Time between withdrawal and scrapping: 30 months.
Allocations
D5245 was new to Toton (16A) on January 21st 1964. Further transfers were:
September 1964 to Southern Region.
December 1964 to Toton (16A).
January 1965 to London Midland Midland Lines (LMML).
January 1965 to Saltley (2E).
April 1966 to Birmingham Division (D02).
April 1966 to London Midland Midland Lines (LMML).
August 1966 to London Division (D14) on loan.
November 1966 to Nottingham Division (D16).
March 1967 to London Midland Western Lines (LMWL).
March 1967 to London Midland Midland Lines (LMML).
June 1968 to Nottingham Division (D16).
July 1968 to Liverpool Division (D08).
May 1969 to Nottingham Division (D16).
May 1973 to Toton.
November 1977 to Cricklewood.
February 1982 to Toton.
January 1983 to Cricklewood.
January 1984 to Bescot.
July 1985 to Crewe.
Withdrawn July 28th 1986.
Renumbered April 1974.
25095 was the 286th Class 25 withdrawn, one of three retired during July 1986.
After withdrawal 25095 was stored at Crewe depot, then to Basford Hall Yard by March 1987. 25095 was moved to Vic Berry, Leicester on May 29th 1987 accompanied by 25034/037/190/199. The increased number of arrivals saw 25095 added to the stack by October 1987. Final cutting up started during late January 1989 and was completed by February 18th 1989.
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works November 1966.
Noted Crewe Works June - September 1969.
Noted Derby Works January 1970.
Noted Derby Works March & April 1974 (dual brake equipment fitted).
Noted Derby Works January - March 1979 (Intermediate repair).
Noted Derby Works May 1979 (remedial work?).
Highlights
1964
D5245 was constructed at Derby Works during the last quarter of 1963, it went to Corby for its test run on January 20th 1964 and was delivered to Toton (16A) during the third week of January 1964.
On March 17th D5237 & D5245 were stabled at Wellingborough yard.
On July 5th stabled at Toton were D5184, D5185, D5234, D5243, D5244, D5245, D5247, D5249, D5251, D5257, D5262, D5263, D5268, D5277, D5279, D5280 & D5281.
The Southern Region experienced a number of problems with some of their electric locomotives, with many temporarily sidelined awaiting attention. This created a shortage of locomotives leading to D5240 - D5245 & D5247 moving to Hither Green (73C) during September. Despite this somewhat unusual transfer there are no reports of how the locomotives were used or any photographs of them during their brief stay south of the Thames. D5245 returned to Toton (16A) during December.
1965
Transfers during 1965 remained within the LMR, becoming part of the Midland Lines allocation during January, then moving to Saltley (2E) later the same month. Whilst here during May the Type 2s had the possibility of being diagrammed for Birmingham New Street - Gloucester passenger workings, utilised at least as far as Worcester where a WR steam locomotive took over.
During September D5245 was noted on a Glasgow Central - Wemyss Bay service.
1966
On the morning of September 4th D53 was northbound at Harlington towing D5215, D5408 & D5245.
1967
On September 2nd D5281 & D5245 were noted at Preston on a Blackpool - Leicester service (or Northampton?).
1968
On the afternoon of August 23rd 5245 was northbound at Crewe light engine.
1971
On July 31st the 08.30 Derby - Yarmouth was worked to Norwich by 5245 & 7503.
1972
On August 5th the summer dated roundtrip Nottingham - Llandudno Town was worked by 5245 & 5242.
1973
During the early afternoon of June 23rd 6864 & 5245 were noted passing through York on the way to York depot.
On the afternoon of June 27th 5245 was stabled at York.
On July 21st the summer dated Roundtrip Nottingham - Llandudno Town was worked by 5245 & 5223.
The 20.43 Birmingham New Street - Peterborough was worked by 5245 on August 5th.
1974
The middle of August produced several passenger workings for 25095. On August 7th it worked the 15.43 Bangor - Euston to Crewe with 40033. Three days later (10th) 25095 worked a Derby - Skegness roundtrip with 25102. The following week, on August 17th the 07.35 Nottingham - Llandudno Town from Derby and the 13.00 return (to Nottingham) was worked by 25095.
On the afternoon of September 10th 25095 was stabled at York.
1975
On March 31st 25095 & 25259 worked the 09.20 Birmingham – Poole as far as Reading.
On June 21st 25095 & 25090 hauled a Blythe Bridge – Llandudno Town relief.
25095 & 25295 worked a roundtrip Melton Mowbray - Yarmouth excursion on September 6th.
1976
On May 30th the 08.50 Leicester - Skegness and the return Skegness - Leicester were worked by 25095 & 25076.
A week later on June 5th 25095 & 25205 worked the Derby - Norwich - Yarmouth - Norwich - Walsall diagram. The same diagram would be worked on July 3rd but with 25099.
Further tests with Warflat wagons took place between Derby & Long Marston with 25095 being noted on July 27th.
1977
On the morning of May 24th 25095 was on pilot duty at York.
On July 12th 25095 was stabled at York.
On the morning of August 19th 25095 was stabled at York.
1978
On the morning of January 28th 25095 was stabled at York.
On the morning of March 10th 25095 was stabled at York.
On the morning of October 13th 25095, 25258 & 25309 were stabled at York.
25095 was noted at York station on the late morning of October 14th.
On Tuesday November 28th 25095 worked the 09.55 Willesden to Norwood and ran light engine in the path of the 12.00 Norwood - Willesden. The southbound passing time at Clapham Junction was 2.16pm, quite behind schedule, and only a few minutes ahead of the 12.55 Willesden - Norwood with 25117. Both locomotives returned separately as light engines to Willesden.
On Thursday December 21st 25095 worked the 09.55 Willesden to Norwood and the return 12.00 Norwood to Willesden.
1979
24081 & 25095 were noted at Basford Hall on March 8th with an up freight. March continued to see the 15.15 Plymouth – Manchester receive mixed power from Gloucester, observed were 25095 (13th), 25133 (14th) and 25118 (22nd), the latter in charge of ten coaches. 25095 was stabled at Toton on March 27th.
When the summer schedules commenced on May 26th the 10.10 Euston – Aberystwyth went forward from Birmingham New Street behind 25032 & 25095, returning with the 16.10 Aberystwyth - Shrewsbury.
1980
Because of the implications of a recent derailment the Class 86/0s regained their 80 mph speed restriction whilst the use of Classes 81 – 85 was permitted on air braked, air conditioned trains. Despite these alterations the northern end of the WCML saw a number of electrically hauled freights substituting with diesel power including the use of Class 25s. So noted were 25095 on February 20th's late evening Willesden – Runcorn freight and 25105 & 25159 on February 21st's mid-day Carlisle – Severn Tunnel Jct freight.
On March 7th 25095 & 25203 were noted with a freight passing Wolverton.
On June 1st 25095 & 25210 worked the diverted 23.59 Sheffield - Euston between Bedford & Euston. The 08.02 Walsall - Yarmouth to Norwich and the return 14.15 Yarmouth - Derby from Norwich were worked by 25095 & 25107 on June 14th.
Engineering work on the WCML on November 23rd saw the 20.45 Barrow - Euston with 86224 dragged between Bletchley & Watford Junction by 25095.
1981
The London area appears to have been the venue for a number of short passenger workings for 25095 during 1981. On March 1st the 01.07 Holyhead - Euston was assisted from Stonebridge Park by 25095 due to the power being off for engineering work. On April 20th and June 3rd 25095 handled the Willesden - Kensington Olympia legs of Motorail services with respectively 25319 and 25054.
1982
25095 moved to Toton during February.
On May 4th 25095 & 25218 were eastbound at Cardiff station with a coal train.
On November 15th 25095 was noted eastbound at Buxworth with empty ICI bogie hoppers for Tunstead.
1983
25095 moved to Cricklewood during January.
25095 was stabled at Buxton depot on March 27th.
On April 14th 25095 was on banking duty at Great Rocks Junction.
25095 received its last 'E' examination at Crewe during May. 25095 was one of four locomotives stabled at Hooton station on May 29th.
25076 & 25095 worked the Cranmore - Ellesmere Port bitumen tank empties on a sunny June 14th. 25095 was noted southbound at Clifton with a parcels train on June 30th.
On July 1st 25095 was noted passing Warrington Bank Quay with parcels stock. On July 14th 25095 was noted eastbound at Guide Bridge with covered hoppers. On July 16th the 06.55 Blackpool North - Manchester Victoria failed at Preston behind 40063, 25095 worked the train forward and then worked the 08.40 Manchester Victoria - Scarborough to Leeds, being replaced here by 47314.
25095 was noted southbound at Nuneaton with cement Presflos on August 4th. Engineering work between Rugby & Bletchley on August 14th saw 25095 & 25300 assist at least two southbound workings. Ten days later on August 24th 25095 worked the 01.30 Holyhead - Birmingham New Street to Crewe. On August 26th 25095 was northbound at Stenson with bogie oil tankers.
On October 7th the 17.03 Euston - Blackpool North was worked forward from Preston by 25095. On October 9th 25095 was noted at Blackpool North.
25095 was stabled at Bescot over the Christmas break.
1984
25095 was stabled at Northwich on January 30th.
During January 25095 moved to Bescot, whilst here one of its more unusual workings was to cover for a shortage of a diesel multiple unit on February 8th's 16.35 Derby - Nottingham, coming back with the 17.20 to Birmingham New Street, but only working as far as Derby, where a serviceable multiple unit substituted.
Class 25s were still frequent visitors to Parkeston, often heading back to the LMR on the evening Parkeston – Ditton working, so noted were 25211 (Jan 27th), 25199 & 25231 (Feb 8th), 25095 & 25212 (Feb 16th).
On March 9th 25095 was noted passing through Carlisle station as a light engine.
On May 18th 25095 was northbound at Warrington Bank Quay with a loaded ballast train.
25095 was stabled at Manchester Victoria on June 2nd & 4th and was the pilot/banker on June 9th.
25095 & 25154 handled August 11th's 07.35 Euston - Aberystwyth forward from Wolverhampton returning with the 14.00 to Shrewsbury.
On September 6th 25095 was noted passing Winwick Junction southbound (?) with a train of condemned passenger stock, all windows were boarded up.
1985
25095 was noted at Crewe station on a wintry February 9th. On February 10th 25095 worked the 03.57 Crewe - Birmingham New Street to Stafford due to the power being off for engineering work.
25095 was noted with a short parcels working at St Andrews Junction, Birmingham on March 2nd.
25095 was noted at Oxley carriage sidings on April 19th.
25095 was noted at Manchester Victoria on May 9th.
The 07.20 Manchester Victoria - Liverpool was worked by 25095 on June 24th. Two days later (26th) 25095 was noted eastbound at Chinley with a train of scrap metal.
The final transfer for 25095 came during July when it was transferred to Crewe.
On July 2nd 25095 worked the 07.19 Manchester – Cardiff, returning north with the 12.00 Cardiff - Nantwich, then the 16.40 Nantwich - Shrewsbury, the 17.45 Shrewsbury - Nantwich, the 20.54 Nantwich - Cardiff. The next day (3rd) 25095 worked the 12.00 Cardiff - Nantwich, the 16.40 Nantwich - Shrewsbury, the 17.45 Shrewsbury - Nantwich and the 20.54 Nantwich - Cardiff. The services were terminating at Nantwich due to the remodelling of Crewe station. On July 4th 25198 & 25095 worked the 6V32 Ellesmere Port - Cranmore (?) bitumen train, being noted passing Hereford. A week later on July 9th the Parkeston – Arpley tanks was noted at Chesterfield behind 25032 & 25095, having taken over the train at March. On July 17th 25095 was southbound at St Albans with a loaded ballast train. On July 27th 25095 worked an afternoon Luton - Brent Sidings Speedlink. On July 30th 25095 & 25200 were stabled in the westbound goods loop at Stalybridge with an oil train.
On August 7th a northbound sand train was noted at Crewe with 25200 & 25095. The 16.15 Glasgow Central - Liverpool was worked forward from Wigan N.W. by 25095 on August 16th, the electric locomotive had worked to Wigan because there were no spare diesel at Preston. On August 23rd 25095 worked the daily parcels service from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Salkeld Street, the consist included a Travelling Post Office.
25095 was stabled at Severn Tunnel Junction on September 8th. On September 22nd engineering work saw a short diversion between Acton & Willesden with 25095 assisting many services over a very short distance.
25095 was stabled at Warrington Arpley on October 19th.
On November 26th 25095 was noted shunting the Tunnel Cement siding at Pen y Ffordd whilst working a mixed Speedlink service. 25060 & 25095 worked the Stanlow - Neville Hill oil tanks on a wintry November 29th & 30th.
Class 25s visiting the Huddersfield area in early December included 25095 & 25145 (4th) on oil tanks.
1986
On January 5th a Bristol Temple Meads - Birmingham New Street relief was worked by 25095. On January 18th 25095 was noted shunting vans at Edinburgh Waverley.
On February 18th 25095 worked the 15.02 Manchester - Bristol parcels.
25095 was noted shunting loaded ballast wagons at Carnforth on March 3rd.
On April 9th 25095 worked the 6F79 Aberystwyth - Stanlow empty oil tanks. 25095 was noted at Bedford on April 16th. The last known passenger workings for 25095 took place on April 17th substituting for a multiple unit on the 10.01 Bedford - Bletchley, a Bletchley - Bedford and the 16.19 Bedford - Bletchley. On April 27th 25095 was at Christleton (Chester with a loaded track panel train.
The morning Bangor - Bletchley vans was noted passing Rhyl with 25095 on May 2nd. 25095 was stabled at Crewe depot on May 14th.
On May 29th 25095 was noted northbound through Warrington Bank Quay with an engineers train.
On June 8th 25095 was stabled at Warrington Arpley. On June 28th 25095 was at Machynlleth with a tuneel inspection train.
25095 was stabled at Crewe Diesel depot on July 27th.
25095 was withdrawn on July 28th 1986.
Distinguishing Features
No. 1 cab, 2nd man's cabside: unpainted window frame: March 1984 - October 1985.
No. 2 cab, 2nd man's cabside: unpainted window frame: August 1985 until withdrawn.
No. 2 cab, driver's side corner: rust areas on valencing and at same height as the marker light: June 1983 - October 1985.
Both cabs: modified livery - black added to the cab front valencing and the three cab front window surrounds; reversed numbers added below center window and later numbers placed below center lampbracket. Three of the four customizations added sometime between October 19th 1985 & November 29th 1985. The addition of the number below the center lampbracket took place at a later point in time (sometime between March 18th 1986 & May 1st 1986).
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