1967
After just under a year in the Birmingham area D5016 & D5017 joined in the mass movement of the LMR machines to the Stoke Division (D05), D5015 made the move there during June with Derby Works visited by D5017 in June and D5015 during August.
Photograph courtesy Cumbrian Railway Association, (Ref WAR448)
D5016 stands at the head of a return excursion at Lakeside, circa 1965. Hidden behind the locomotive and train
are two other trains, one in the hands of D5702 and the other with Black Five 45196. The Windermere Lakeside - Ulverston
passenger service ended in September 1938 although the branch continued to see summer extras until September 1965.
1969
5017 was put to store during January whilst 5016 was another of those early batch of Class 24's stored due to a surplus of power, from March to August at Chester. A shortage
of locomotives on the Eastern Region and the loss of four Type 2's in a runaway accident at Chester gave this early batch
another lease on life, with 5016 & 5017 being re-instated back to the Stoke Division, others were sent to Leeds Holbeck.
1971
In October the Scottish Region Polmadie depot (66A) became home for 5015/16/17 and many of their sisters, being used to retire the
few remaining NBL & Clayton locomotives from the fleet. Glasgow Works was visited by 5016 in October and 5017 in November.
1972
During the first quarter Polmadie depot closed so 5015/16/17 and many others migrated across Glasgow to Eastfield during March.
1973
The use of A4 60009 on specials between Inverkeithing & Dunfermline on September 8th found 5015 & 5307 hauling the excursion from Edinburgh to Inverkeithing, with 5015 working the return leg alone.
1974
During April all three locomotives were given their TOPS numbers.
1975 - 1977
Active service ended during July 1975, when like a great many other Class 24's 24015/16/17 were put to store, the first two at Cadder Yard and 24017 at Carlisle, withdrawal coming in August for 24015 & 24016, and in October for 24017.

Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer
The summer of 1975 brought massive withdrawals for the Class 24 fleet, being more severe on the LMR than the ScR. Following three months of inactivity 24016 was taken to Glasgow Works for spares removal, where the locomotive was photographed on October 21st 1975. With the locomotive at the end of its working life it has managed to retain several original features including the cabfront gangway doors and the original size fuel & boiler water tanks.
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24017, with 24002 to the right gathers dust at Glasgow Works on June 5th 1976. The following month it was on its last trip, to Doncaster for breaking. Photograph courtesy Tony Sayer. |
All three eventually moved to Glasgow Works for spares removal, with 24017 & 24097 making the Carlisle - Glasgow Works journey on March 16th 1976. However it would be left for Doncaster Works to finally break up the locomotives, final journies were:
24015/16/71 & 24117 during the first week of May 1976, travelling via the ECML
24010/17/97 Glasgow Works - Doncaster July 15 1976 (behind 20017 at Darlington).
They did not linger too long at Doncaster, 24015 was gone by January 1977 whilst 24016 & 24017 followed in March 1977.
Undated Views
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D5015 & 5144 wait for their next turn of duty, date and location unknown. Photograph courtesy E A Woods. |