December proved to be almost as bad as November with eight Class 25s retired. This considerable fallout was due to a major reshuffle of LMR locomotives, particuluarly involving Classes 25 & 40, with a large transfer of locomotives from Springs Branch to Crewe.
As mentioned on a previous page, as the ordered withdrawals of the Class 25s occurred there were occasionally batches of sequentially numbered locomotive withdrawn at the same time. This is clearly obvious in these December withdrawals as 25130, 25131, 25132 & 25134 were taken out of service. 25135 was retired in January 1983 and 25136 in February.
These withdrawals also marked the point where the active fleet was now numerically less than the total of withdrawn Class 25s.
For the purposes of this page the withdrawal of 25131 is recorded here. After withdrawal it would be reinstated to Toton under the guise of 97202, but was never again used in revenue earning service. In January 1984 it was transferred back to capital stock as 25131 but then promptly withdrawn!
25036 broken up Swindon Works during June 1985.
25062 broken up Swindon Works during April 1985.
25067 preserved.
25130 broken up Swindon Works during January 1987.
25131 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
25132 broken up Swindon Works during November 1984.
25134 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
25260 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
164/163.
164 - 165 : January 1983
25101 & 25135 BS
both withdrawn January 16th 1983
After the heavy inroads made in November & December to the Class 25 fleet it came as a small relief to see only two retired in January 1983, with both examples taken from the Bescot allocation. February proved to be an even quiter month than January - no Class 25s were withdrawn!
With the withdrawal of 25101 there were now more Class 25s withdrawn than there were Class 25s in service.
25101 broken up Swindon Works during November 1985.
25135 broken up Swindon Works during August 1986.
162/165.
February 1983
There were no Class 25 retirements during this month.
Movements during February 1983 included:
25093, 25248, 40055 & 40186 Crewe - Derby February 3rd 1983 with the Class 40's forwarded on to Doncaster
25318 Toton - Bescot February 3rd 1983, then Bescot - Blackburn - Carlisle - Glasgow February 9th - 22nd 1983.
166 - 170 : March 1983
25233 LO withdrawn March 13th 1983
25314 CW & 25319 CD withdrawn March 20th 1983
25075 CW withdrawn March 27th 1983
25136 CW withdrawn March 28th 1983
Withdrawals picked up in March, of the five withdrawn three came from Cricklewood depot, whilst three (25233, 25314 & 25319) were dual braked.
25075 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
25136 broken up Swindon Works during September 1986.
25233 broken up Swindon Works during May 1985.
25314 broken up M C Metals, Glasgow during August 1994.
25319 broken up Swindon Works during December 1985.
157/170.
Movements during March 1983 included:
25056 9Z84 Tinsley - Toton March 9th 1983, using wheel skates.
171 - 176 : April 1983
25153 CD withdrawn April 3rd 1983
25219 CD withdrawn April 6th 1983
25144 BS withdrawn April 18th 1983
25033 CD, 25050 CW & 25317 CD withdrawn April 25th 1983
April continued the trend set in March, another six biting the dust from a variety of depots, three of which were dual brake fitted (25033, 25050 & 25317). Included in this bunch were two involved in a collision with each other (25033 & 25050), and regrettably the 1,000th diesel locomotive constructed at Derby Locomotive Works (25317) - fame would not save that machine.
25033 broken up Vic Berry at Etches Park during March 1986.
25050 broken up Swindon Works during March 1985.
25144 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
25153 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during July 1987.
25219 broken up Swindon Works during February 1987.
25317 broken up Swindon Works during April 1986.
151/176.
177 - 182 : May 1983
25123 CD withdrawn May 1st 1983
25027 CD withdrawn May 9th 1983
25090 BS, 25158 & 25168 CD withdrawn May 22nd 1983
25167 CD withdrawn May 29th 1983
May brought a considerable number of transfers to the Class 31 & 37 fleets, no doubt having some impact on the six Class 25s withdrawn during this month. Included in this batch was the elder statesman of the Class - 25027, this honour would now pass to 25032. Of interest perhaps also was the withdrawals of 25167 & 25168, delivered together back in December 1964 their allocation histories were very similar, especially in their later years. After withdrawal they would make their final journey to Swindon together and be cut up during the same month, April 1984.
25027 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
25090 broken up Swindon Works during February 1985.
25123 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
25158 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
25167 broken up Swindon Works during April 1984.
25168 broken up Swindon Works during April 1984.
145/182.
183 - 185 : June 1983
25215 CD withdrawn June 19th 1983
25113 & 25227 CD withdrawn June 26th 1983
June brought three more withdrawals, all from Crewe depot. Unlike the earlier withdrawals these three machines would not linger long in a withdrawn state, they were smartly marched off to Swindon, with all three broken up by year's end.
25113 broken up Swindon Works during October 1983.
25215 broken up Swindon Works during October 1983.
25227 broken up Swindon Works during December 1983.
142/185.
Movements during June 1983 included:
25314, 25319, 40007 & 40019 Crewe - Derby June 23rd 1983 with the Class 40's going forward to Doncaster.
25317 Crewe - Toton - Derby June 28th - July 3rd 1983.
186 - 187 : July 1983
25247 CD withdrawn July 24th 1983
25305 BS withdrawn July 31st 1983
Two withdrawals in July, one definately a milestone of sorts in the shape of 25247, the last diesel locomotive built at Darlington Works. The other, unremarkable at first, would be converted into an ETHEL and have an existance into the 1990s.
25247 broken up Swindon Works during November 1983.
25305 broken up M C Metals, Glasgow during August 1994 (as 97251).
140/187.
188 - 193 : August 1983
25146 KD withdrawn August 7th 1983
25164 CD withdrawn August 21st 1983
25079 LO, 25133 KD, 25184 LO, 25240 CD withdrawn August 28th 1983
Not even the extra summer traffic could halt the withdrawal of six Class 25s, from a variety of depots during August.
25079 broken up Swindon Works during December 1983.
25133 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
25146 broken up Swindon Works during April 1985.
25164 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
25184 broken up Swindon Works during February 1984.
25240 broken up Swindon Works during December 1983.
134/193.
194 - 195 : September 1983
25243 CW withdrawn September 11th 1983
25253 CD withdrawn September 25th 1983
Two withdrawals came in September, one unfortunately after the locomotive sustained fire damage. 25243 was disposed of very quickly, having been withdrawn in the middle of September 1983 it was been scrapped at Swindon during January 1984.
25243 broken up Swindon Works during January 1984.
25253 broken up Swindon Works during October 1985.
132/195.
Movements during September included:
25033 Birkenhead - Derby September 21st - 23rd 1983
25079 ? - Swindon September 29th 1983.
196 - 200 : October 1983
25115 CW withdrawn October 3rd 1983
25086 CD & 25106 KD withdrawn October 9th 1983
25308 TO withdrawn October 16th 1983
25124 CW withdrawn October 20th 1983
The withdrawals in October increased slightly, covering locomotives allocated to four depots. 25106 was another Class 25 to be disposed of quickly, being retired during October 1983 and scrapped at Swindon during February 1984.
25086 broken up Swindon Works during March 1986.
25106 broken up Swindon Works during February 1984.
25115 broken up Swindon Works during December 1985.
25124 broken up Swindon Works during December 1986.
25308 broken up Swindon Works during November 1984.
127/200.
Movements during October 1983 included:
25106 Springs Branch - Swindon October 28th - November 16th 1983
25243 Bletchley - Acton - Swindon October 31st - November 8th 1983.
201 - 202 : November 1983
25097 TO withdrawn November 13th 1983
25120 CD withdrawn November 27th 1983
During 1983 the withdrawals of the Class 25s had remained fairly constant, November would see just two withdrawn.
25097 broken up Swindon Works during January 1985.
25120 broken up Swindon Works during May 1984.
125/202.
203 - 208 : December 1983
25138 CD, 25301 CD, 25320 LO withdrawn December 11th 1983
25069 CW, 25084 KD, 25140 KD withdrawn December 18th 1983
December 1983 would see an increased number of Class 25s withdrawn, an ominous sign also was the transfer to Cricklewood of a number of Class 31s, not a good sign for the future of the Class 25s in the London area.
25069 broken up Swindon Works during June 1986.
25084 broken up Swindon Works during July 1986.
25138 broken up Swindon Works during November 1986.
25140 broken up Swindon Works during October 1986.
25301 broken up Swindon Works during August 1984.
25320 broken up Swindon Works during June 1985.
119/208.
209 - 213 : January 1984
25049 CD withdrawn January 8th 1984
25289 BS withdrawn January 17th 1984
25117 CW withdrawn January 22nd 1984
25152 CW withdrawn January 26th 1984
25221 LO withdrawn January 31st 1984
January 1984 proved to be even more challenging than the previous month with Class 25s falling by the wayside from many LMR depots. Included in these withdrawals were 25316 & 25322 which would be reinstated later in the year, so are not recorded here. Also not recorded here was the renumbering of 97202 back to 25131, since it was then promptly withdrawn, being recorded when it was first retired.
25049 broken up Swindon Works during June 2985.
25117 broken up Swindon Works during May 1984.
25152 broken up Swindon Works during January 1985.
25221 broken up Swindon Works during December 1986.
25289 broken up Swindon Works during October 1984.
114/213.
Movements during January 1984 included:
25228 & 25277 Willesden - Derby January 25th 1984.
214 : February 1984
25327 BS
February marked the beginning of a period where Class 25 withdrawals fell to a minimum. Two were taken out of service in February, but one of them, 25257 was later reinstated so it is recorded elsewhere. The other withdrawal was significant, that of 25327 - the last diesel locomotive built at Derby Works, with an operational life of about seventeen years.
25327 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
113/214.
Movements during February 1984 included:
25289 Toton - Bescot February 8th 1984.
25097, 25186, 25308 & 08153 Chester- Swindon February 10th 1984 (25097 from Bescot, 25186 & 25308 from Crewe, the 08 from Chester!)
25117 Cricklewood - Acton - Swindon February 9th - 14th 1984
25120, 25152, 25167, 25168 Springs Branch - Swindon February 9th - 15th 1984 (25120 from Springs Branch, the rest from Crewe).
215 : March 1984
25228 LO
Another quiet month with just one Class 25 retired.
25228 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
112/215.
Movements during March 1984 included:
25316 Doncaster depot - Toton March 21st 1984
25289 Bescot - Gloucester - Swindon March 20th - 21st 1984
25257 & 08019 Bletchley - Toton March 28th 1984
25104, 25124 & 46016 Crewe - Bescot - Swindon March 28th 1984 (46016 from Bescot)
25132, 25135, 25136, 25143 Crewe - Gloucester March 29th 1984.
216 : April 1984
25277 BS
Just one Class 25 was withdrawn in April, though this was balanced by the return to service of 25316 to Longsight. 25277 was hit by some empty coaching stock at Euston on November 25th 1983 and was moved to Willesden before being sent to Derby Locomotive Works.
25277 broken up Swindon Works during September 1985.
111/216.
Movements during April 1984 included:
25301 Bletchley - Bescot - Gloucester April 13th 1984
217 - 219 : May 1984
25208 LO & 25242 CD withdrawn May 4th 1984
25250 CD withdrawn May 13th 1984
The pace picked up a little during May with three Class 25s withdrawn, though this was offset by the return to service of 25322 to Bescot.
25208 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
25242 broken up Swindon Works during November 1984.
25250 broken up Swindon Works during January 1985.
108/219.
June 1984
Movements during June 1984 included:
25177, 08550, 40092 as 9Z28 Stratford - Swindon June 5th - 14th 1984
25157 Carlisle - Ashburys - Bescot June 14th - 15th 1984
25126, 25134, 25158 & 25208 Newton Heath - Swindon June 25th 1984
25130, 25141, 25179 & 25188 Springs Branch - Swindon June 27th 1984
25242 & 25250 Crewe - Swindon June 29th - July 7th 1984
220 : July 1984
25083 CD
There were no withdrawals in June and just one in July, that of 25083 which would by tenuous means escape the scrappers torch. 25257 was returned to service during July.
25083 preserved.
107/220.
Movements during July 1984 included:
25067, 25101, 25157 & 25187 Wolverhampton - Bescot - Swindon, July 6th - 11th 1984 (only 25067 from Wolverhampton)
25131, 25144 & 25153 Toton - Cricklewood - Swindon July 10th - 12th 1984 (only 25131 from Toton)
25056, 25090, 25115 & 25139 Toton - Gloucester July 10th 1984
25056 & 25090 Gloucester - Swindon July 10th - 12th 1984
25115 & 25139 Gloucester - Swindon July 24th 1984
221 - 226 : November 1984
25185 CD & 25239 CD withdrawn November 5th 1984
25076 KD, 25193 CD, 25207 BS withdrawn November 12th 1984
25161 CD withdrawn November 28th 1984
August, September & October saw the Class 25 fleet remain intact, elsewhere however the Classes 40/45/46 saw their numbers reduced. November would bring the end to the Class 46s in revenue earning service and saw six Class 25s taken out of service and would be the start of a period of increased withdrawals for the Class.
The withdrawal of 25161 on November 28th left just 100 Class 25s in service.
25076 broken up Swindon Works during August 1986.
25161 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
25185 Preserved.
25193 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
25207 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
25239 broken up Swindon Works during September 1986.
101/226.
Movements during November 1984 included:
25123 ? - Swindon November 14th 1984
227 - 228 : December 1984
25236 KD withdrawn December 5th 1984
25258 CD withdrawn December 21st 1984
Withdrawals decreased slightly in December, however the transfers made in December left no Class 25s at Cricklewood.
25236 broken up Swindon Works during November 1986.
25258 broken up Swindon Works during February 1986.
99/228.
229 - 233 : January 1985
25251 CD withdrawn January 16th 1985
25182 CD & 25284 CD withdrawn January 21st 1985
25326 CD withdrawn January 23rd 1985
25218 KD withdrawn January 28th 1985
If January was a bad month for the Class 25 withdrawals with five taken out of service (four from Crewe depot), it was considerably worse for the Class 40s with fourteen withdrawn.
25182 broken up Swindon Works during August 1985.
25218 broken up Swindon Works during May 1985.
25251 broken up Swindon Works during December 1986.
25284 broken up Swindon Works during October 1986.
25326 broken up Swindon Works during February 1986.
94/233.
234 - 235 : February 1985
25306 CD withdrawn February 25th 1985
25234 CD withdrawn February 28th 1985
Two more Class 25s fell by the wayside in February, both from Crewe depot.
25234 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
25306 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
92/235.
Movements during February 1985 included:
25050/062, 25129/133/146, 25220/233/274/294 as the 9X12 Derby - Swindon on February 3rd - 4th 1985
25036/049, 25150, 25228/253/277, 25304/317/320 as the 9X12 Derby - Swindon February 4th - 5th 1985
25084, 25086 & 25270 Newton Heath - Swindon February 19th 1985
25069, 25221, 25236 & 25318 Springs Branch - Swindon February 20th - 21st 1985 (25236 & 25318 from Crewe only)
25161, 25193 & 25207 Toton - Gloucester - Swindon February 21st - 25th 1985
236 - 238 : March 1985
25235 CD withdrawn March 13th 1985
25298 CD withdrawn March 19th 1985
25154 BS withdrawn March 27th 1985
Three Class 25s were taken out of service during March.
25154 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during July 1987.
25235 Preserved.
25298 broken up Doncaster Works during July 1986.
89/238.
Movements during March 1985 included:
25027, 25180 & 25275 Tyseley - Swindon March 22nd - 25th 1985 (25027 from Saltley)
25076, 25182, 25218 & 08095 Toton - Bescot - Swindon March 25th - 27th (25076 & 25218 from Bescot only)
25140, 25239, 25258 & 08599 Carlisle - Bescot - Swindon March 20th - April 3rd 1985 (08599 from Bescot)
25251, 25284 & 25327 Crewe - Swindon, March 26th - April 2nd 1985
239 - 241 : April 1985
25178 CD & 25256 CD withdrawn April 1st 1985
25210 CD withdrawn April 30th 1985
Another three were taken out of service during April, including 25256 which had received its last classified repair some ten years earlier!
25178 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during March 1989.
25210 broken up Doncaster Works during April 1986.
25256 broken up Swindon Works during October 1986.
86/241.
242 - 244 : May 1985
25054 CD, 25212 CD, 25229 CD
all withdrawn May 12th 1985
The transfers made during May left no Class 25s at Longsight, the three withdrawals this month were all from Crewe depot.
25054 broken up Doncaster Works during September 1986.
25212 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during July 1987.
25229 broken up Doncaster Works during September 1986.
83/244.
Movements during May 1985 included:
25075, 25219, 25306 & 25326 Cricklewood - Swindon May 3rd - 14th 1985
245 - 251 : June 1985
25226 CD & 25237 CD withdrawn June 10th 1985 CD
25119 CD, 25195 CD, 25302 CD withdrawn June 14th 1985
25194 CD withdrawn June 17th 1985
25245 CD withdrawn June 25th 1985
Seven Class 25s bit the dust in June 1985, all from Crewe depot, at this rate of withdrawal the remaining members of the Class would all be gone by April 1986, fortunately this would not be the case.
25119 broken up Doncaster Works during July 1986.
25194 broken up MC Metals, Glasgow during May 1994.
25195 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during October 1986.
25226 broken up Doncaster Works during August 1986.
25237 broken up Doncaster Works during April 1986.
25245 broken up Doncaster Works during August 1986.
25302 broken up Doncaster Works during June 1986.
76/251.
252 - 253 : July 1985************************
25044 KD withdrawn July 9th 1985
25189 KD withdrawn July 12th 1985
The rate of withdrawals during the first half of 1985 mercifully slowed down during the summer months, July and August amounted to only three Class 25s taken out of service.
25044 broken up Doncaster Works during July 1986.
25189 broken up Doncaster Works during May 1986.
74/253.
Movements during July 1985 included:
25093, 25105/164, 25234/248/260, 25312/319 as the 9X12 17.05 Derby - Swindon on July 23rd 1985 hauled by 45060.
254 : August 1985
25231 CD withdrawn August 23rd 1985
25231 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during January 1987.
73/254.
255 - 257 : September 1985
25080 CD withdrawn September 2nd 1985
25051 CD withdrawn September 18th 1985
25078 CD withdrawn September 22nd 1985
The pace picked up a little during September with three Crewe allocated machines being taken out of service. During October the renumbering of twelve Class 25s into the 25/9 series was completed. There were no withdrawals in November. For 25051 its bogies were returnedfrom Vic Berry's for re-use under 97252.
25051 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during March 1987.
25078 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during October 1986.
25080 broken up MC Metals, Glasgow during May 1993.
70/257.
258 - 267 : December 1985
25257, 25287, 25300 all CD, withdrawn December 3rd 1985
25072 & 25175 all CD withdrawn December 5th 1985
25060 & 25064 all CD withdrawn December 9th 1985
25209 CD withdrawn December 17th 1985
25324 & 25325 all CD withdrawn December 24th 1985
After several relatively quiet months there would be no Christmas joy for the Class 25 fleet, ten were taken out of service in December, all allocated to Crewe.
25060 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during October 1986.
25064 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during January 1987.
25072 Preserved.
25175 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during January 1987.
25209 broken up MC Metals, Glasgow during March 1992.
25257 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during October 1986.
25287 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during October 1986.
25300 broken up Doncaster Works during June 1986.
25324 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during July 1987.
25325 broken up MC Metals, Glasgow during February 1990.
60/267.
268 : January 1986
25145 KD withdrawn January 2nd 1986
The beginning of 1986 brought a brief respite with just one Class 25 withdrawn, one of the few remaining allocated to Kingmoor.
25145 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during January 1987.
59/268.
Movements during January 1986 include:
25300 & 25302 Carlisle - Springs Branch January 20th 1986
25060, 25189, 37004 & 37203 as the 9Z34 10.30am Crewe Depot - Doncaster Works January 21st 1986
25210, 25237 & 25298 as the 9Z38 10.20am Crewe Gresty Lane - Doncaster Works January 23rd 1986
25054, 25229 & 25256 as the 9Z38 10.20am Crewe Gresty Lane - Doncaster Works January 24th 1986
25072 Leicester - Toton January 27th 1986
269 - 273 : February 1986
25200 KD withdrawn February 10th 1986
25048, 25089, 25198, 25303 all CD withdrawn February 24th 1986
The pace picked up in February - if this pace had continued the entire fleet would have been gone by year's end.
25048 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during January 1987.
25089 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during July 1987.
25198 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during January 1987.
25200 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during January 1987.
25303 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during January 1987.
54/273.
274 - 279 : March 1986
25032 CD & 25282 CD withdrawn March 10th 1986
25196 KD & 25285 CD withdrawn March 17th 1986
25311 CD withdrawn March 19th 1986
25206 CD withdrawn March 21st 1986
Six more bit the dust in March, including the elder statesman of the class - 25032. This honour would now pass to 25034. With the withdrawal of 25285 the operation Class 25 fleet fell to fifty.
25032 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during January 1989.
25196 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during July 1987.
25206 broken up MC Metals, Glasgow during June 1995.
25282 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during March 1989.
25285 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during July 1987.
25311 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during March 1989.
48/279.
Movements during March 1986 included:
25078, 25195, 25257 & 25287 as the 9Z34 Toton - Doncaster Works March 3rd 1986
25300 & 25302 Springs Branch - Healey Mills March 20th 1986
25214 & 25256 as the 9Z33 Doncaster - Gloucester - Swindon on March 20th - 21st 1986
280 : April 1986
25269 KD withdrawn April 3rd 1986.
April brought a little relief, just one withdrawn.
25311 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during January 1987.
47/280.
Movements during April 1986 included:
25044 Springs Branch - Warrington April 15th 1986
25044, 25119, 25226 & 25245 as the 9Z34 Crewe - Warrington - Doncaster Works on April 16th 1986 ( 25044 attached from Warrington)
281 - 284 : May 1986
25042 CD & 25224 CD withdrawn May 8th 1986
25192 CD withdrawn May 9th 1986
25205 KD withdrawn May 12th 1986
May brought the demise of the last two vacuum braked only examples, 25042 & 25224.
25042 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during July 1987.
25192 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during July 1987.
25205 broken up MC Metals, Glasgow during June 1995.
25224 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during January 1987.
43/284.
285 : June 1986
25211 CD withdrawn June 27th 1986.
The summer months brought a reduction in the withdrawal rate, just one fell by the wayside. 25211 was the last Class 25 to be scrapped.
25211 broken up MC metals, Glasgow during July 1995.
42/285.
286 - 288 : July 1986
25095 CD, 25202 CD, 25244 CD
all withdrawn July 28th 1986
July brought the end for the unmistakeable 25095, one of three Class 25s withdrawn this month.
25095 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
25202 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1989.
25244 Preserved.
39/288.
289 - 291 : August 1986
25230 CD withdrawn August 6th 1986
25181 CD withdrawn August 11th 1986
25259 CD withdrawn August 21st 1986
August also was a quiet month, though one of the three casualties choose its demise on a railtour to the Southern Region, a place from which it never returned.
25181 broken up Vic Berry at Eastleigh depot during July 1988.
25230 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during July 1987.
25259 broken up MC Metals, Glasgow during June 1995.
36/291.
Movements during August 1986 include:
25060/078, 25195, 25257/287 Doncaster Works - Goole Docks, sometime during August - as one movement?
292 - 298 : September 1986
25254 CD withdrawn September 4th 1986
25905 KD, 25909 KD, 25911 KD withdrawn September 13th 1986
25907 KM withdrawn September 18th 1986
25266 CD withdrawn September 19th 1986
25321 CD withdrawn September 29th 1986
September was not a good month, it included the first examples withdrawn of the Class 25/9 subset, the hoped for traffic levels for this small batch did not fully materialise and the most mechanically challenged of the batch became the first casualties.
25254 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1989.
25266 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during February 1989.
25321 Preserved.
25905 broken up MC Metals, Glasgow during February 1990.
25907 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during July 1989.
25909 Preserved.
25911 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during March 1989.
29/298.
October 1986
Movements during October 1986 include:
25060, 25078, 25195 & 25257 Goole - Tinsley - Leicester for Vic Berry October 29th - 30th 1986
25287, 45016 & 45075 Goole - Tinsley - Leicester for Vic Berry October 30th - November 4th 1986
299 - 300 : November 1986
25906 KM withdrawn November 1st 1986
25908 KM withdrawn November 7th 1986
Two Class 25/9 series machines were withdrawn during November. And with just twenty seven machines left in service it could not be expected for them to last very long into 1987.
25906 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during June 1987.
25908 broken up Vic Berry, Leicester during January 1989.
27/300.
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