class 25 withdrawals

Class 25 Withdrawals - Part 2 from 50 to 100 (November 1980 - May 1981)

As revealed on the first page of this tall tale, the first forty nine Class 25's were withdrawn over a period of about eight and a half years, the next fifty were taken out of service over a period of seven months!
Locomotives withdrawn in this period included the final active Class 25/0's, the first Class 25/1 - 25026 and ten dual braked Class 25's (25053/082/099, 25155/183/197, 25203/222/232/241). Withdrawal of the Series 3 machines was limited to the vacuum brake only examples.
50 - 66 : November 1980
25026 TO, 25040 LO, 25055 KD, 25061 LO, 25063 CD, 25070 SP, 25110 SP, 25112 & 25116 CW, 25121, 25122, 25127 & 25137 TO, 25159, 25163 & 25166 CD, 25263 BS

The month of November saw the LMR taking out of service a large quantity of Class 25's from a variety of depots - presumably those vacuum braked examples that were in need of shopping.

The yard at Haymarket provides a selection of locomotives which have been familiar to the area for perhaps fifteen years at least. To the left is 55022 Royal Scots Grey, but front and center is 25026 which would end its days working out of Toton - its demise would be rapid, by March 1981 Swindon had done its duty.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson

A nice portrait of 5190 at Springs Branch during November 1972. After withdrawal 25040 was quickly moved to Swindon , but would not be broken up there until February 1982.
Photograph collection of Ian Hammond

An undated view of 5205 at Winwick Jct with a very short freight, a track carry bogie wagon and the ubiquitous brake van. The end came at Swindon during January 1982.
Photograph collection of Ian Hammond

25061 pretty much ex Derby Works at Springs Branch, date unknown. Another locomotive quickly moved to Swindon, only to spend just over two years there until broken up in March 1983.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson

Ebbw Junction shed looking westwards with 25063 present. Another locomotive that spent over two years at Swindon before meeting its demise during February 1983.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson

25070 catches the sunshine, somewhere, sometime! A former Cricklewood favourite that would spend over two years dumped at Swindon before being cut up during May 1983.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson

25110 & 25105 pass through Chester sometime during 1980.
Photograph courtesy Pat Webb

25112.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson

25116 at Derby Works on August 5th 1978, complete with a missing cab. Before its demise at Swindon during July 1982 it was used to assist in the re-activation of a number of Class 46's during December 1981.
Photograph courtesy Graham Turner

25122 Crewe station. It would spend thirty months in a withdrawn state prior to breaking up at Swindon during June 1983.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson

Southbound at Tapton Junction on a glorious sunny morning is 25127. Another victim of Swindon's cutters, 25127 remained intact until June 1983.
Photograph collection Ian Hammond

25137 & 25129 out to grass somewhere amongst the daisies and caravans. Quickly moved to Swindon after withdrawal, it would linger there until May 1983.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson

Its about 6.30pm on May 10th 1977 as 25159 heads east along the North Wales mainline with a short parcels train. 25159 spent a brief three months at Swindon, by March 1981 it was no more.
Photograph courtesy Larry Goddard

25163 - your guess is as good as mine! Arriving at Swindon about the same time as 25159 above, 25163 would not be disposed of until March 1983.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson

7516 at Derby on August 13th 1970. Another short stayer at Swindon, gone by June 1981 after barely three months.
Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer

25263 ex-works at Canton. Derby have plated over the boiler room grill but have left the tablet catcher recess intact. After five months dumped at Crewe it would spend over two years at Swindon before being cut during May 1983.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson

Movements during November 1980 included:
25047, 25074, 25099 & 25116 as Springs Branch - Swindon starting out on November 21st 1980.
67 - 83 : December 1980
25002 & 25005 ED, 25006 & 25007 Su, 25010, 25011, 25028 HA, 25053, 25099, 25155, 25183, 25197, 25203 Su, 25216 CD, 25222 LO, 25232 ED & 25264 TO, December 1980
Exactly four years after the Scottish Region retired its final Class 24's (December 1976) it would take out of service the final active Class 25/0's. Several of these had already been stored unserviceable, it was just a matter of finalising the paperwork to get them struck off the roster.
Glasgow Works had provided classified intermediate repairs for 25005/06/07 during the first half of 1979, 25002 had been at Glasgow Works June - October 1978, whilst I'm not certain when 25010 & 25011 received their last classified repairs. However 25010 was noted at Glasgow Works during April 1978 and 25011 visited Derby for minor attention during August 1978.

A well worn green liveried D5152 catches the sun At Derby Works, sometime in 1969. Although not boiler equipped the sub group carried a through steam pipe - the external valve and hose clearly visible in this view. Its time at Swindon was brief, barely two months before its demise in April 1981.
Photographer not known.

25005 at Swindon on March 22nd 1981. By August 1981 25005 was no more.
Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer.

25006 at Millerhill. Although 25006 had arrived shortly before 25005 at Swindon it would take the honour of being the last Class 25/0 in existance, not being broken up until June 1983.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.

25007 possibly at Glasgow Works shortly after its last overhaul. 25007 would spend about eighteen months at Swindon before finally being cut up during September 1982.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.

Brand new D5160 at Thornaby 1961. Twenty years later it was reduced to scrap during May 1981. This is believed to have been the last of the sub-class in active service.
Photograph collection of Rex Conway.

25011 catches the afternoon sun at Haymarket. It would end its days stored at Haymarket prior to a quick trip down to Swindon where it was gone by the end of March 1981.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.

25028 at Polmadie on September 9th 1982, not a happy place to be with the local vandals only to happy to use 25028 as target practice. A move to Glasgow Works brought no rest for this machine, it would end its days at Vic Berry's Leicester during June 1987.
Photograph courtesy Jerry Glover.

25053 at Euston March 3rd 1978. 25053 had been dual-braked at Derby during 1974, presumably at the time of its withdrawal it was due for a major shopping. It would spend about a year at Swindon before its demise in November 1981.
Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer.

A dull July 26th 1976 at Arnside with 25099 & 25057. 25099 was another dual braked locomotive to fall by the wayside, it was so fitted at Derby in July 1975 and was due for shopping. It lingered at Swindon for less than two months, all gone by January 1981.
Photographer not known.

25155 & 25219 at Ebbw Jct. 25155 was another locomotive due for shopping, it had been dual braked at Derby during September 1975, any other visits to the workshops were of a very brief nature. After nine months at Swindon 25155 was broken up during September 1981.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.

25183 on August 18th 1977 on an afternoon Arpley - Springs Branch freight. Yet another dual-braked locomotive to succumb was 25183, having last seen Works attention at Derby during the spring of 1977. By September 1981 Swindon had done its job.
Photograph collection of Ian Hammond.

25197 at Great Rocks on April 24th 1979. 25197 was dual-braked late in 1974 and should have received a classified repair towards the end of 1979 - this never came, thus sending 25197 to Swindon by December 1980. It was used to start up some reprieved Class 46's from Swindon during December 1981, but by March 1983 25197 was no more.

25203 awaiting attention at Derby. It would spend most of the latter half of 1977 at Derby Works. After withdrawal it would quickly move to Swindon, spending fifteen months there before being broken up in February 1982. This locomotive was dual-brake equipped.

25216 at Swindon June 6th 1981. This was one Class 25 that did escape from Swindon intact! Unfortunately it was moved north to Derby Works and would end its days there during December 1982.

25222 & 25221 at Springs Branch date unknown. Not quite sure when 25222 last received a classified repair, but it was dual-braked. After withdrawal it was quickly moved to Swindon and broken up a year later in December 1981. But back to better times in this view, with 25221 its ready for a 'Royal' working.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.

7582 at York April 18th 1964. By the time of its withdrawal 25232 appears to have been way overdue for an intermediate repair. It had been stopped at Polmadie for N4 repairs during May 1980, not reaching Swindon until January 1981 & being broken up there in May 1983.
Photographer not known.

25264 possibly at Chester. After movement to Swindon during March 1981 25264 would linger at Swindon until May 1983.
Photograph collection of Ian Hammond.

84 - 85 : January 1981
25118 TO, 25261 BS SP
After the onslaught of December 1980, January 1981 proved to be mercifully quiet for the Class 25 fleet with only two examples withdrawn this month.

25118 possibly at Blaneau Ffestiniog. After six months stored at Toton 25118 moved to Swindon during October 1981, remaining intact until August 1983.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.

25261 Derby scrap area. 25261 had received its last classified repair at Crewe in the spring of 1975, it should have been due for another classified repair in the spring of 1980 but this did not take place. After a year dumped at Tyseley it was sent to Derby Works in March 1982, but would not be scrapped until December 1985 in-situ by Vic Berry.

Movements in January included 31289 hauling 25026, 25103, 25137 & 08027 as a Toton - Swindon on January 12th 1981.
86 - 97 : February 1981
25043 CD, 25046 & 25065 HA, 25094 TO, 25100 LO, 25114 CW, 25172 SP, 25217 CD, 25267 TO, 25273 BS, 25281 SP, 25293 CD
After the brief respite in January the February withdrawals reached double digits.

A snowy February 17th 1979 finds several Class 25's including 25043 enroute to Derby Works for attention. 25043 would have been due for a classified repair in the summer of 1980, it never came. Instead it was noted withdrawn at Derby by April 1981 and broken up there by August, a swift demise for a locomotive at Derby.
Photograph courtesy John Glynn.

25046 Polmadie. 25046 received an intermediate at Glasgow during the spring of 1980, so presumably to have been withdrawn less than a year later suggests it suffered an expensive failure. It would linger however, not being broken up until July 1987 at Vic Berry, Leicester.
Photograph courtesy A Forster.

25065 Haymarket February 19th 1978. Another Scottish machine to last less than a year in service after receiving an intermediate repair at Glasgow. A year after being withdrawn it was broken up at Swindon in February 1982.
Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer.

25094 Toton 1977. At the time of its withdrawal 25094 was BR's most transferred diesel locomotive (28 moves). After withdrawal it lingered at Derby for fifteen months before scrapping in May 1982.
Photograph collection of Steve Jones/old buffers.com

25100 possibly at Toton. 25100 last received minor Works attention at Derby in the summer of 1979. It ended its days dumped at Reddish before spending two years at Swindon prior to scrapping in February 1983.
Photograph collection of Ian Hammond.

Its the end of the road for the Class 24's at Kingmoor as 25114 runs by on September 7th 1976. 25114's last classified repair was at Derby in the summer of 1977. By the middle of March 1981 it had reached Swindon, four months later it was no more.
Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer.

25172 at Cardiff (?), date unknown. Another Class 25 that would spend just over two years dumped at Swindon, and scrapped in May 1983.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.

7567 and sister at Elford. 25217 missed its classified repair in the spring of 1979, instead being called to Derby after withdrawal. By January 1982 Derby had done its job and 25217 was no more.
Photograph collection Steve Jones/ old buffers.com

25267 Nottingham July 31st 1976. The last classified repair for 25267 apears to have been at Crewe at the end of 1974. Ending its days at Leicester 25267 recached Derby Works by October 1981 and was broken up by February 1982.
Photographer courtesy Tony Sayer.

25273 Leamington April 24th 1975. After withdrawal 25273 moved to Swindon during March 1981, and remained until April 1982 before being cut up.
Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer.

25281 location & date unknown. 25281 missed its classified repair during the autumn of 1979, and ended its days at Reddish. It did not linger long, moved to Swindon at the end of February 1981 it was broken up during May 1981.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.

25293 date and location unknown. This was another machine that did not linger long, it ended its days at Crewe in February 1981, by March it was at Swindon and by August it was no more.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.

Movements in February included:
25010, 25011, 25023 & 25087 as a Millerhill - Swindon on February 21st 1981, with 25010 hauling the job.
25216 from ? to Swindon on February 23rd 1981.
25055, 25100, 25122 & 25281 to Swindon on February 27th 1981 (25100 & 25281 ex Reddish, 25122 ex Newton Heath, 25055 ex?)
March 1981
Movements during March 1981 included:
25070, 25166, 25263 & 25293 from Crewe to Swindon on March 3rd 1981.
25002 & 25005 from Eastfield to Swindon on March 7th 1981 - this cleared Scotland of its last Class 25/0's and certainly confirmed that Swindon was at this time the central disposal point for BR's retired fleet of locomotives.
25112 & 25114 ? - Swindon on March 20rd 1981
25273 (& 08294?) ? - Swindon on March 23rd 1981
25264 ? - Swindon on March 27th 1981
April 1981
25172, 40017, 40137 & 40161 Kingmoor (?) - Swindon April 1st 1981, noted at Carlisle behind 25086 and noted at Kidderminster behind 31168.
98 - 100 : May 1981 (Part 1)
25082 HA, 25241 ED, 25291 CD
After the withdrawal of twelve machines in February it was fortunate that March and April saw precisely none retired. However withdrawals in May would again be high - see note below.

25082 & 25043 at Sheffield Midland with a railtour, date unknown. 25082 received a classified repair at Glasgow during the summer of 1977 when it was dual-brake equipped. It reached Swindon by June 1982 and was cut up by January 1983.
Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.

7591 on its familiar Craigintinny ecs duties at Edinburgh Waverley on August 17th 1969. 25241's last classified appears to have been at Glasgow in the spring of 1976. After withdrawal it was quickly moved to Swindon by early July 1981 and was broken up during September 1981.
Photographer not known.

A work-stained D7641, date and location not recorded. Another Class 25 that appears to have run quite awhile without a classified repair. It reached Swindon in January 1982 and was disposed of by November 1982.
Photograph collection of Ian Hammond.

A total of seven Class 25's were withdrawn in May, reported in two lots, the first lot includes the three featured above, the remaining four will appear on the next page.
Page added November 24th 2005
Last updated June 11th 2007
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	The yard at Haymarket provides a selection of locomotives which have been familiar to the area for perhaps fifteen years at least. To the left is 55022 Royal Scots Grey, but front and center is 25026 which would end its days working out of Toton - its demise would be rapid, by March 1981 Swindon had done its duty. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson
	A nice portrait of 5190 at Springs Branch during November 1972. After withdrawal 25040 was quickly moved to Swindon , but would not be broken up there until February 1982. Photograph collection of Ian Hammond
	An undated view of 5205 at Winwick Jct with a very short freight, a track carry bogie wagon and the ubiquitous brake van. The end came at Swindon during January 1982. Photograph collection of Ian Hammond
	25061 pretty much ex Derby Works at Springs Branch, date unknown. Another locomotive quickly moved to Swindon, only to spend just over two years there until broken up in March 1983. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson
	Ebbw Junction shed looking westwards with 25063 present. Another locomotive that spent over two years at Swindon before meeting its demise during February 1983. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson
	25070 catches the sunshine, somewhere, sometime! A former Cricklewood favourite that would spend over two years dumped at Swindon before being cut up during May 1983. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson
	25110 & 25105 pass through Chester sometime during 1980. Photograph courtesy Pat Webb
	25112. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson
	25116 at Derby Works on August 5th 1978, complete with a missing cab. Before its demise at Swindon during July 1982 it was used to assist in the re-activation of a number of Class 46's during December 1981. Photograph courtesy Graham Turner
	25122 Crewe station. It would spend thirty months in a withdrawn state prior to breaking up at Swindon during June 1983. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson
	Southbound at Tapton Junction on a glorious sunny morning is 25127. Another victim of Swindon's cutters, 25127 remained intact until June 1983. Photograph collection Ian Hammond
	25137 & 25129 out to grass somewhere amongst the daisies and caravans. Quickly moved to Swindon after withdrawal, it would linger there until May 1983. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson
	Its about 6.30pm on May 10th 1977 as 25159 heads east along the North Wales mainline with a short parcels train. 25159 spent a brief three months at Swindon, by March 1981 it was no more. Photograph courtesy Larry Goddard
	25163 - your guess is as good as mine! Arriving at Swindon about the same time as 25159 above, 25163 would not be disposed of until March 1983. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson
	7516 at Derby on August 13th 1970. Another short stayer at Swindon, gone by June 1981 after barely three months. Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer
	25263 ex-works at Canton. Derby have plated over the boiler room grill but have left the tablet catcher recess intact. After five months dumped at Crewe it would spend over two years at Swindon before being cut during May 1983. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson

	A well worn green liveried D5152 catches the sun At Derby Works, sometime in 1969. Although not boiler equipped the sub group carried a through steam pipe - the external valve and hose clearly visible in this view. Its time at Swindon was brief, barely two months before its demise in April 1981. Photographer not known.
	25005 at Swindon on March 22nd 1981. By August 1981 25005 was no more. Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer.
	25006 at Millerhill. Although 25006 had arrived shortly before 25005 at Swindon it would take the honour of being the last Class 25/0 in existance, not being broken up until June 1983. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.
	25007 possibly at Glasgow Works shortly after its last overhaul. 25007 would spend about eighteen months at Swindon before finally being cut up during September 1982. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.
	Brand new D5160 at Thornaby 1961. Twenty years later it was reduced to scrap during May 1981. This is believed to have been the last of the sub-class in active service. Photograph collection of Rex Conway.
	25011 catches the afternoon sun at Haymarket. It would end its days stored at Haymarket prior to a quick trip down to Swindon where it was gone by the end of March 1981. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.
	25028 at Polmadie on September 9th 1982, not a happy place to be with the local vandals only to happy to use 25028 as target practice. A move to Glasgow Works brought no rest for this machine, it would end its days at Vic Berry's Leicester during June 1987. Photograph courtesy Jerry Glover.
	25053 at Euston March 3rd 1978. 25053 had been dual-braked at Derby during 1974, presumably at the time of its withdrawal it was due for a major shopping. It would spend about a year at Swindon before its demise in November 1981. Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer.
	A dull July 26th 1976 at Arnside with 25099 & 25057. 25099 was another dual braked locomotive to fall by the wayside, it was so fitted at Derby in July 1975 and was due for shopping. It lingered at Swindon for less than two months, all gone by January 1981. Photographer not known.
	25155 & 25219 at Ebbw Jct. 25155 was another locomotive due for shopping, it had been dual braked at Derby during September 1975, any other visits to the workshops were of a very brief nature. After nine months at Swindon 25155 was broken up during September 1981. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.
	25183 on August 18th 1977 on an afternoon Arpley - Springs Branch freight. Yet another dual-braked locomotive to succumb was 25183, having last seen Works attention at Derby during the spring of 1977. By September 1981 Swindon had done its job. Photograph collection of Ian Hammond.
	25197 at Great Rocks on April 24th 1979. 25197 was dual-braked late in 1974 and should have received a classified repair towards the end of 1979 - this never came, thus sending 25197 to Swindon by December 1980. It was used to start up some reprieved Class 46's from Swindon during December 1981, but by March 1983 25197 was no more.
	25203 awaiting attention at Derby. It would spend most of the latter half of 1977 at Derby Works. After withdrawal it would quickly move to Swindon, spending fifteen months there before being broken up in February 1982. This locomotive was dual-brake equipped.
	25216 at Swindon June 6th 1981. This was one Class 25 that did escape from Swindon intact! Unfortunately it was moved north to Derby Works and would end its days there during December 1982.
	25222 & 25221 at Springs Branch date unknown. Not quite sure when 25222 last received a classified repair, but it was dual-braked. After withdrawal it was quickly moved to Swindon and broken up a year later in December 1981. But back to better times in this view, with 25221 its ready for a 'Royal' working. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.
	7582 at York April 18th 1964. By the time of its withdrawal 25232 appears to have been way overdue for an intermediate repair. It had been stopped at Polmadie for N4 repairs during May 1980, not reaching Swindon until January 1981 & being broken up there in May 1983. Photographer not known.
	25264 possibly at Chester. After movement to Swindon during March 1981 25264 would linger at Swindon until May 1983. Photograph collection of Ian Hammond.

	25118 possibly at Blaneau Ffestiniog. After six months stored at Toton 25118 moved to Swindon during October 1981, remaining intact until August 1983. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.
	25261 Derby scrap area. 25261 had received its last classified repair at Crewe in the spring of 1975, it should have been due for another classified repair in the spring of 1980 but this did not take place. After a year dumped at Tyseley it was sent to Derby Works in March 1982, but would not be scrapped until December 1985 in-situ by Vic Berry.

	A snowy February 17th 1979 finds several Class 25's including 25043 enroute to Derby Works for attention. 25043 would have been due for a classified repair in the summer of 1980, it never came. Instead it was noted withdrawn at Derby by April 1981 and broken up there by August, a swift demise for a locomotive at Derby. Photograph courtesy John Glynn.
	25046 Polmadie. 25046 received an intermediate at Glasgow during the spring of 1980, so presumably to have been withdrawn less than a year later suggests it suffered an expensive failure. It would linger however, not being broken up until July 1987 at Vic Berry, Leicester. Photograph courtesy A Forster.
	25065 Haymarket February 19th 1978. Another Scottish machine to last less than a year in service after receiving an intermediate repair at Glasgow. A year after being withdrawn it was broken up at Swindon in February 1982. Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer.
	25094 Toton 1977. At the time of its withdrawal 25094 was BR's most transferred diesel locomotive (28 moves). After withdrawal it lingered at Derby for fifteen months before scrapping in May 1982. Photograph collection of Steve Jones/old buffers.com
	25100 possibly at Toton. 25100 last received minor Works attention at Derby in the summer of 1979. It ended its days dumped at Reddish before spending two years at Swindon prior to scrapping in February 1983. Photograph collection of Ian Hammond.
	Its the end of the road for the Class 24's at Kingmoor as 25114 runs by on September 7th 1976. 25114's last classified repair was at Derby in the summer of 1977. By the middle of March 1981 it had reached Swindon, four months later it was no more. Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer.
	25172 at Cardiff (?), date unknown. Another Class 25 that would spend just over two years dumped at Swindon, and scrapped in May 1983. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.
	7567 and sister at Elford. 25217 missed its classified repair in the spring of 1979, instead being called to Derby after withdrawal. By January 1982 Derby had done its job and 25217 was no more. Photograph collection Steve Jones/ old buffers.com
	25267 Nottingham July 31st 1976. The last classified repair for 25267 apears to have been at Crewe at the end of 1974. Ending its days at Leicester 25267 recached Derby Works by October 1981 and was broken up by February 1982. Photographer courtesy Tony Sayer.
	25273 Leamington April 24th 1975. After withdrawal 25273 moved to Swindon during March 1981, and remained until April 1982 before being cut up. Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer.
	25281 location & date unknown. 25281 missed its classified repair during the autumn of 1979, and ended its days at Reddish. It did not linger long, moved to Swindon at the end of February 1981 it was broken up during May 1981. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.
	25293 date and location unknown. This was another machine that did not linger long, it ended its days at Crewe in February 1981, by March it was at Swindon and by August it was no more. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.

	25082 & 25043 at Sheffield Midland with a railtour, date unknown. 25082 received a classified repair at Glasgow during the summer of 1977 when it was dual-brake equipped. It reached Swindon by June 1982 and was cut up by January 1983. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.
	7591 on its familiar Craigintinny ecs duties at Edinburgh Waverley on August 17th 1969. 25241's last classified appears to have been at Glasgow in the spring of 1976. After withdrawal it was quickly moved to Swindon by early July 1981 and was broken up during September 1981. Photographer not known.
	A work-stained D7641, date and location not recorded. Another Class 25 that appears to have run quite awhile without a classified repair. It reached Swindon in January 1982 and was disposed of by November 1982. Photograph collection of Ian Hammond.