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London Midland Region allocations were the home for D5289/25139 during all of its eighteen year three month career.
Built: BR Derby Locomotive Works. Allocations D5289 was new to Toton (16A) on August 13th 1964. Further transfers were:
August 1964 to Leicester (15A). Renumbered February 23rd 1974. 25139 was the 144th Class 25 to be withdrawn. After withdrawal 25139 was stored at Toton. On June 16th 1984 25115, 25056, 25151, 25139, 97202, 40170 & 25090 were noted in a long line in sidings at Toton. 25139 moved (see details below) to Gloucester by July 10th 1984 and to Swindon Works by July 24th 1984. 25139 was scrapped by the second week of October 1986. 25056/090, 25115/139 Toton – Gloucester July 10th 1984 25115/139 Gloucester – Swindon Works July 24th 1984 Works Visits Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works April 1967. Highlights
1971
1972
1973 The snag sheet for March 12th recorded:
Voltage regulator top bolt to fit On August 25th 5289 & 5212 were noted at Inverness with either a passenger service from Edinburgh or Glasgow (headcode 1P20). At this time both were LMR locomotives, 5289 from Springs Branch and 5212 from Longsight, both a long way from home. At about 5.45pm on October 12th 5289 was noted at Manchester Exchange with a down van train (4P05).
1974
1975 At about 5.15pm on July 28th 25139 was noted at Olive Mount Junction with an up freight. On August 30th 25139 & 25105 worked the 09.20 Manchester Piccadilly - Yarmouth to Lincoln Central, returning with the 09.30 Yarmouth - Manchester Piccadilly. A Manchester – Edinburgh excursion arrived behind 25155 & 25139 on October 18th, a chilly trip if they worked throughout (but most likely only from Carstairs?)
1977
1978 On August 8th 25139 was stabled at Buxton. On September 2nd 25139 was stabled at Buxton. On November 28th 25139 was noted at Birkenhead North with empty coaching stock for Horwich Works. On December 26th 25139 was stabled at York.
1979 On May 12th & 13th 25139 was stabled at Cockshute. On June 3rd 25139 was stabled at Chester. The 19.30 Bangor - Manchester Victoria was worked by 25139 on June 18th. The 17.33 Preston - Barrow was worked by 25199 & 25139 on July 19th. On the evening of July 20th 25139 was noted at Crewe on a down freight. 25139 was back in North Wales on August 9th working the relief 13.05 (?) Holyhead - Crewe. On August 29th 25139 worked the 12.25 Crewe - Cardiff. 25139 was stabled at Shrewsbury station on October 13th.
1980
On May 17th 25139 & 87019 were noted light engines at Carlisle station. On July 12th 25139 worked the 10.15 Birmingham New Street - Norwich throughout. On July 13th 25139 was noted at Peterborough stabling point. On July 18th 25132 & 25139 were noted at Longton with a freight headed for the Stoke on Trent area. On August 18th 25139 was noted with a short freight at Wellingborough. On August 20th 25139 was southbound at Clay Cross with a lengthy train of empty mineral wagons. On August 25th & 26th 25139 & 25173 worked the 18.03/18.05 Blackpool North - Blythe Bridge. A month later on September 20th the 10.10 Euston - Aberystwyth from Birmingham New Street and the 16.10 Aberystwyth - Shrewsbury were worked by 25139 & 25261. On December 3rd 25139 came to the rescue of 47443 which had caught fire at Sharnbrook whilst working the 04.27 St Pancras – Derby. The remote location hindered the fire department in reaching the scene, 25139 worked through to Derby.
1981 On the morning of April 29th 25139 was noted at Peterborough with an Up ballast. On the early afternoon of May 1st 25139 was noted at Crewe with a down freight. A rescue job took place on May 27th when 25139 & 25221 assisted the 17.10 Cardiff - Crewe from Crewe Sidings to Crewe. On May 25th the 07.35 Nottingham - Llandudno Town and 13.26 return were worked by 25139. 25139 was noted at Easenhall on July 14th with an engineers train. On August 3rd 25139 & 25048 were noted at Chester with a ballast train. On the morning of August 4th 25139 was noted at Rhyl with up hoppers. A run over the Cambrian line took place on September 12th with 25139 & 25113 working the 04.10 Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth and the 10.07 Aberystwyth - Euston to Wolverhampton. The 'T&N Severn Valley Ltd' railtour on September 26th from Bolton to Bewdley was worked from Birmingham New Street to Bewdley by 25139 & 25131.
1982
On March 23rd 25139 was noted on a Tunstead - Oakleigh loaded ICI limestone working. A failed diesel multiple unit on May 6th saw an early morning Bedford - St. Pancras commuter service reach St. Pancras behind 25139. On June 14th 25075 & 25139 were noted passing Warrington Bank Quay with a salt special from Winsford to Carlisle. A slow journey on July 28th saw 25139 taking 08265/301/472/615 and brake van from Springs Branch towards Swindon Works. The first two Class 08s were for scrap. On August 11th 25151 & 25139 worked a southbound stone train through Wellingborough. 25139 & 25097 were noted at Stoke on Trent on September 2nd with the 8F21 15.38 Cockshute Sidings - Ravenhead Junction sand train ex-Oakamoor. The last passenger workings for 25139 took place on September 11th/12th, on the 11th it was the turn of the 13.45 Manchester Victoria - Bangor and 16.52 Bangor - Manchester Victoria, whilst on the 12th the 09.50 Manchester Victoria - Llandudno Town was worked. 25139 was noted at Warrington on September 20th with a parcels train. 25139 was withdrawn on November 7th 1982. Not all known passenger workings are recorded on this page.
24/1943
Page added August 15th 2013.
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