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Visitors to the Annual Works Horticultural Show & Open Day at Derby on August 30th 1964 found brand new D5293 & D1756 on display alongside D94, D3016 and steam locomotives 92053 & 42645.
(A small page added for 25143 because I recently acquired the above view and felt it deserved displaying - they didn't remain in this fine condition for long!).
1964
The frames for D5293 were laid down at Derby during the spring of 1964. The new locomotive would be delivered to Toton (16A) during August, moving quickly on to 16C during September, and then Cricklewood (14B) during October.
1965
During September D5293 was allocated to the Midland Lines, then in October to the Midland Division.
1967
Transfers in 1967 moved D5293 to the Midland Lines in March, the Birmingham Division (D02) in August, Springs Branch (8F) in November and finally Longsight (9A) during December.
D5293 was noted at Derby Works during February.
For the summer timetable Type 2's again were diagrammed for the seasonal weekend extras. A Toton Type 2 worked the Saturday's only 08.00 Leicester - Clacton throughout, July produced D5190, 5257, 5293 & 7655.
1970
5293 was at Derby Works during February.
1971
Transfers during 1971 were to the Birmingham Division (D02) in January and the Manchester Division (D09) in February.
1972
After just over a year in the Manchester area 5293 moved to the Nottingham Division (D16) during April, then to the London Division (D01) during August and then back to the Manchester Division (D09) in September!
1973
On June 16th 5293 and 7562 were noted in charge of the 15.05 St Pancras - Sheffield service. During August 5293 was transferred to Bescot.
1974
Its allocation to Bescot made 5293 a prime candidate for occasional passenger workings out of the Birmingham area. On May 25th it covered an early afternoon Norwich - New Street service with 25252 whilst on August 24th it was joined by 25261 to work the 08.00 Walsall - Yarmouth (to Norwich) coming back from there with the 14.15 Yarmouth - Derby.
1977
25143 & 25131 were sent out on a Birmingham - Barmouth working (from Shrewsbury) on June 5th, 25143 sustained damage when a fuel pipe broke, the locomotive being removed at Machynlleth. Six weeks later (July 24th) 25143 did make it to Barmouth, with 25173 it worked the 17.30 to Birmingham New Street.
1978
25143 was noted at Derby Works during February & March.
25143 did manage one Cambrian Coast working during 1978 - on June 10th it covered the 04.15 Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth and the 10.07 return to Euston, as far as Wolverhampton, accompanied by 25147.
Early November brought a variety of Class 25's to Kings Lynn, the 14.47 Whitemoor - Kings Lynn had 25143 (9th) whilst a block oil train for the sugar beet factory had 25212 & 25310 (8th), deputising for a defective 37264.
1979
The solitary Cambrian working occurred on September 15th when 25143 & 25151 worked the 10.09 Aberystwyth - Euston from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton, returning later in the day to Shrewsbury with a railtour.
1980
After almost seven years at Bescot 25143 moved to Toton in May, perfect timing for use on the East Midlands summer holiday extras. However its first passenger working for 1980 was May 24th's 08.42 Sheffield - Huddersfield.
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Its a dull July 9th 1980 as 25143 manouevres round the yard at York depot. This is one of the Class 25's to have had its boiler room grill sheeted over at some point. |
The annual holiday fortnight at Leicester beginning July 15th saw a reinforcement of services through the city that day. Amongst many workings the 08.02 Walsall - Yarmouth was worked by 25254 & 25258 with a relief 10.03 service handled by 25143 & 25129. Three weeks later (26th) 25143 was back on this route with 25163 on the 08.02 Walsall, coming back with the 14.15 to Derby, then going out the next day with a round trip Leicester - Skegness working.
1981
One of the first workings of 25143 for 1981 was January 2nd's 1M25 18.08 Manchester Piccadilly - St Pancras parcels. This was for many years a solid Class 25 run, operated via the Hope Valley with the Class 25 exchanged at Derby for a Class 45/1.
From June 22nd - 26th 25143 was working with 25251 around Kensington Olympia. By June 28th a West Ruislip - Blaneau Ffestiniog excursion reached its destination behind 25143 & 40115. A DMU failure on August 15th put 25143 in charge of the 06.43 Wolverhampton - Chester, followed up on the following two days with a round trip each day with 25153 over the Cambrian route. It would return to this route on September 9th for one round trip between Wolverhampton & Aberystwyth with 25194
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25143 at Newton Heath on February 21st 1981.
Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer. |
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Five months later on July 25th 1981 25143 is again photographed at Newton Heath, this time from the other end.
Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer. |
1982
On May 6th Cardiff sent 25143 out on the 17.20 to Weymouth, Bristol had 33014 waiting to takeover from there! Two round trips from Nottingham to Skegness were made on August 31st and September 1st, these appear to be 25143's last passenger workings.
25143 was withdrawn from service at Crewe during November, after a working life of just over eighteen years.
1984
After almost eighteen months dumped at Crewe 25143 moved as part of the 25132/135/136/143 Crewe - Gloucester on March 29th 1984. It would linger at Swindon until October 1984 when it was broken up.
Undated Views
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Some fine looking architure provides a backdrop to Leicester stabling point with 25143 & 25265 prominent in the foreground.
Photograph courtesy Mark Cook. |
With thanks to Alan Baylis for the majority of the passenger workings.
The headcode displayed on D5293 at the head of this page suggests it was possibly the one carried for its acceptance trials. The following list is from the records kept by Fred Kerr of the Derby Works Test Train as it passed through Corby for much of 1963/1964. It is not a complete list but does provide an insight into the locomotives on this working. The train was normally a scratch set of coaches.
This list not only includes the new locomotives outshopped from Derby Works (Class 25's & Class 46's) but also Claytons delivered from the Hatton Works and Loughborough built Brush Type 4's.
08/01/63 1T48 D191
10/01/63 1T48 D192/193
01/02/63 1T48 D8517/18
15/02/63 1T48 D5186
12/03/63 1T48 D5186
15/03/63 1T48 D5187
18/03/63 1T48 D5188
20/03/63 1T48 D5189
19/04/63 1T48 D8530
02/05/63 1T48 D5196
03/05/63 1T48 D5197
07/05/63 1T48 D5196
08/05/63 1T48 D5198
10/05/63 1T48 D5199
16/05/63 1T48 D5200
21/05/63 1T48 D5202
06/06/63 1T48 D5204/05
11/06/63 1T48 D8536
13/06/63 1T48 D5206/07
18/06/63 1T48 D5208/09
26/06/63 1T48 D8522
05/07/63 1T48 D8523/24
09/07/63 1T48 D5215/16
25/07/63 1T48 D8533
30/07/63 1T48 D5217/18
21/08/63 1T48 D8527/36
22/08/63 1T48 D5220
27/08/63 1T48 D5220/21
30/08/63 1T48 D8543/44
04/09/63 1T48 D5222
19/09/63 1T48 D7568
25/09/63 1T48 D7569
26/09/63 1T48 D8550/51
27/09/63 1T48 D7570
01/10/63 1T48 D8552/53
07/10/63 1T48 D7571
11/10/63 1T48 D7572
18/10/63 1T48 D7573/74
25/10/63 1T48 D8558/59
30/10/63 1T48 D8560
05/11/63 1T48 D7575/76
03/12/63 1T48 D1694/95
04/12/63 1T48 D5234/35
05/12/63 1T48 D1696
06/12/63 1T48 D5233
10/12/63 1T48 D5236/38
12/12/63 1T48 D5237/39
12/12/63 1T48 D1697
16/12/63 1T48 D8565/66
18/12/63 1T48 D5241/42
31/12/63 1T48 D1698/1700
1964
03/01/64 1T48 D5243
16/01/64 1T48 D8567/68
17/01/64 1T48 D8573
20/01/64 1T48 D5245
22/01/64 1T48 D1709/10
28/01/64 1T48 D8573
29/01/64 1T48 D5247
03/02/64 1T48 D5248
04/02/64 1T48 D1715
06/02/64 1T48 D5249
17/02/64 1T48 D5251
19/02/64 1T48 D5252
25/02/64 1T48 D1717
28/02/64 1T48 D8578/80
04/03/64 1T48 D5255
11/03/64 1T48 D5256
12/03/64 1T48 D1723/24
13/03/64 1T48 D5257/59
17/03/64 1T48 D5260
19/03/64 1T48 D5258/61
20/03/64 1T48 D1725/26
02/04/64 1T48 D1727
08/04/64 1T48 D5262
10/04/64 1T48 D5263
15/04/64 1T48 D5264
16/04/64 1T48 D8584
17/04/64 1T48 D1730/36
20/04/64 1T48 D5265
27/04/64 1T48 D5266/67
04/05/64 1T48 D5269/70
05/05/64 1T48 D5268
11/05/64 1T48 D1738
21/05/64 1T48 D5273
25/05/64 1T48 D1741
26/05/64 1T48 D1742
29/05/64 1T48 D5274
01/06/64 1T48 D5275
02/06/64 1T48 D1739
05/06/64 1T48 D1743
08/06/64 1T48 D5279
09/06/64 1T48 D5276
10/06/64 1T48 D5278/80
15/06/64 1T48 D5281
16/06/64 1T48 D1745
17/06/64 1T48 D1744
18/06/64 1T48 D5282
30/06/64 1T48 D1746
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