The sixteen year career of D5020/24020 included allocations to the London Midland Region & Eastern Region.
Built Derby Locomotive Works.
Full size fuel & water tanks (shortened water tank added later).
Four upper and four lower air filters on non-BIS side, three upper and four lower on BIS side.
Gangway doors never removed.
Roof modification (above generator/brake cubicle): original style retained until withdrawn (raised panels).
Time between last Classified repair and withdrawal: ?? months.
Time between withdrawal & scrapping: 20 months.
Allocations
The frames for D5020 were laid down during the late spring of 1959 at Derby Works. D5020 was new to Ipswich (32B) on August 20th 1959. Further transfers were:
March 1961 to Stratford (30A).
May 1961 to Willesden (1A) on loan.
January 1965 to Camden (1B).
December 1965 to Bescot (2F).
April 1966 to Birmingham Division (D02).
June 1967 to Stoke Division (D05).
March 1972 to Manchester Division (D09).
May 1973 to Longsight.
July 6th 1975 stored serviceable.
August 10th 1975 - withdrawn.
Renumbered April 1974.
After withdrawal 24020 was stored at Reddish until February 15th 1977 when it was moved to Swindon Works, being broken up there by the first week of April 1977.
Movement: 24005/20/21/24 9X45 04.38 Reddish - Crewe - Banbury -Swindon February 15th 1977
Works Visits
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works April 1962.
Noted Derby Works May 1963.
Noted Derby Works May - July 1964.
Noted Derby Works April 1965.
Noted Derby Works June & July 1966.
Highlights
1959
D5020 was noted ex-works at the Derby Locomotive Works Test House on August 9th.
On August 31st D5020 was noted passing Claydon, en-route to Ipswich?
Derby Works delivered D5020 new to Ipswich (32B) during August. A couple of months after delivery high winds plagued the east of England during the last week of October, on 27th D5020 was struck by a falling tree whilst on the East Suffolk lines.
Condition new: green livery, frame level stripe, grey roof, full size fuel & water tanks, SKF axleboxes, ventilators 4/4 & 3/4 (BIS side), two-rung bogie mounted footsteps.
1961
During March D5020 & D5021 headed south to Stratford, though their stay here was brief, by May both were at Willesden (1A). The transfer of D5020/21 to Willesden (1A) during May completed the movement of sixteen Type 2s (D5020 - D5035) between the GE and the LMR. This was made possible by the newly arriving English Electric Type 3s and Brush Type 2s upwards from D5694, after the transfer of the BR/Sulzer Type 2s more of the local services out of Euston became dieselized.
D5020 recently transferred from the GE returned to its former haunts on August 7th in charge of a Bletchley - Southend excursion.
At noon on August 25th D5020 was noted at Acton with a freight for the West London line.
1962
D5020 visited Derby Works during April.
On May 31st D5020 was noted at South Hampstead with a local passenger service.
On August 12th there were 46 locomotives stabled at Northampton including ED4, 12046 & D5020, D5025 & D5029.
On the afternoon of November 3rd D5020 was at Willesden with a milk train.
1963
In May D5020 was noted ex-works at Derby.
On the afternoon of June 1st D5020 was noted at Willesden.
On the evening of September 1st D5020 was at Euston on empty coaching stock duty.
Condition date uncertain (working Euston suburban service): green livery with small yellow warning panels, curved upper corners, warning panel only partially covers frame level stripe, full size fuel & water tanks, exhaust in original position, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps, ridged sandboxes, cantrail water filler cover in situ.
1964
D5020 was noted at Derby Works during May & July.
On April 16th D5020 worked the 15.35 Northampton - Wetmore Class C freight.
On the afternoon of May 12th D5020 was at Rugby with the 4L05 12.55 Broad Street - Carlisle freight.
1965
On February 7th D5065 was stabled at Northampton shed.
Condition February: green livery with small yellow warning panels, rounded upper corners, warning panel covers frame level stripe; gangway doors still in place, full size fuel & water tank, shortened water tank, valencing still in place, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps, ridge sided sandboxes, hand/footholds present.
On September 9th D5020 worked the 21.01 Euston - Tring.
1966
With the creation of the LMR 'Divisions' D5020 joined the Birmingham Division (D02). D5020 was at Derby Works during June & July.
D5020 was noted at Oxley on November 27th.
1967
Between April and August the entire block of D5000 - D5049 moved north to the Stoke Division (D05), with D5020 transferred during June.
On the morning of June 13th D5020 was light engine at Longton.
On the morning of June 14th D5020 was on up empty coaching stock at Stoke on Trent.
On the morning of June 24th D5020 was stabled at Chester.
1970
On January 24th 5020 & 5040 were noted at Cheadle Hulme.
On the evening of July 1st 5020 was light engine at Crewe.
1971
Condition August: green livery with small yellow warning panels, square upper corners, warning panel covers frame level stripe; gangway doors still in place, full size fuel tank, shortened water tank, some valencing still in place, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps, ridge sided sandboxes, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds present, 'D' prefix present.
1972
5020 - 5023 moved to the Manchester Division (D09) in March.
5020 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T43) on August 21st & 22nd.
On August 26th 5020 was noted at Manchester Piccadilly with passenger stock.
August - noted in blue/yellow livery.
1973
5020 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T43) on March 6th & 12th.
On the weekend of April 27th - 29th the Wirral Railway Circle operated the Grand Scottish Circular Tour with two trains, 'The Hebridean' and 'The Jacobite'. Both started at Crewe, with 'The Hebridean' (1Z37) destined for Kyle of Lochalsh, 'The Jacobite' (1Z38) for Mallaig. Passengers would swap the tour trains by using the CalMac ferry services between the ports of Mallaig & Kyle of Lochalsh.
Motive power was typical for the period, though unforseen incidents and failures caused delays.
For 'The Hebridean' haulage was:
1847 Crewe - Carlisle - Carstairs - Coatbridge Central - Stirling - Perth (Friday/Saturday)
5335 + 5125 Perth - Inverness Rose Street Junction
5126 + 5130 Inverness Rose Street Junction - Kyle of Lochalsh
5130 + 5126 Kyle of Lochalsh - Rose Street Junction - Inverness
5119 + 5338 Inverness - Perth (Saturday/Sunday)
1847 Perth - Carlisle - (via S&C) - Hellifield - Blackburn - Loctock Hall Junction - Farington Junction - (via WCML) - Warrington Bank Quay - Acton Grange Junction - Frodsham - Helsby - Chester - Mouldsworth - Greenbank - Middlewich - Sandbach - Crewe.
A reported suicide north of Penrith delayed the northbound Hebridean for about 150 minutes and no doubt also impacted the already late running Jacobite.
For 'The Jacobite' haulage was:
1848 Crewe - Winsford, at Winsford 1848 failed but remained with the train until Cowlairs
5263 + 5020 + 1848 dead Winsford - Warrington Bank Quay
292 + 1848 dead Warrington Bank Quay - Beattock - Cowlairs (Friday/Saturday)
5395 + 5396 Cowairs - Fort William
5365 + 5379 Fort William - Mallaig
5379 + 5365 Mallaig - Fort William
5395 + 5396 Fort William - Cowlairs (Saturday/Sunday)
1845 Cowlairs - Carlisle - (via S&C) - Hellifield - Clitheroe - Blackburn - Lostock Hall Junction - Farington Junction - (via WCML) - Warrington Bank Quay - Acton Grange Junction - Frodsham - Helsby - Chester - Mouldsworth - Greenbank - Middlewich - Sandbach - Crewe.
With the abandonment of the LMR Divison allocations 5020 was allocated to Longsight during May.
5020 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on June 11th, 20th & 22nd. At about 6pm on June 28th 5020 was noted at Manchester Exchange on a down van train (4P05).
5238 & 5020 worked the 09.20 Manchester Piccadilly - Great Yarmouth to Lincoln on July 14th, returning with the 09.15 Yarmouth - Manchester Piccadilly .
5020 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on July 17th.
5020 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on August 8th & 9th.
At about 6pm on August 29th 5020 was noted passing Ashton Moss with a down freight.
5020 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on September 7th.
For a couple of hours on the afternoon of October 6th 5020 was busy at Manchester Victoria shunting parcels vans and various light engine movements.
At about 7am on October 31st 5020 was noted passing Manchester Victoria with a down freight. 5020 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on October 31st.
5020 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on November 1st, 2nd, 9th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 19th, 23rd & 26th.
5020 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on December 3rd, 4th, 5th & 7th.
1974
5020 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on January 3rd.
At about 6pm on May 3rd 24020 was noted passing Ordsall Lane with an up van train.
On the early afternoon of May 11th noted at Manchester Victoria were 24021 light engine down working and 24020 with a down parcels train.
On June 15th 24020 & 24021 were stabled together at Newton Heath.
Noted at Manchester Victoria on August 5th were 24020, 24024, 24025, 24027 & 24035.
24020 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on September 3rd & 12th. 24020 was noted at Guide Bridge about 1pm on September 19th.
On the afternoon of October 23rd 24020 was noted at least twice at Manchester Victoria, working through with a parcels train, then returning light engine, then later passing through with parcels vehicles and others.
On December 18th noted throughout the day at Manchester Victoria were 24020, 24022, 24023 & 24024. On December 19th 24020 was noted at Manchester Victoria. 24020 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on December 20th.
1975
At about 7am on January 9th 24020 was noted passing Manchester Victoria with a down freight. On January 19th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 26th, 27th & 29th 24020 was noted at Manchester Victoria. At about 7am on January 30th 24020 was noted passing Manchester Victoria with an up van train, 24022 was the Manchester Victoria banker this day.
24020 was noted at Manchester Victoria on February 7th. 24020 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on February 10th & 11th. On February 12th & 13th 24020 was noted at Manchester Victoria. On Sunday February 16th three pairs of Type 2s as light engines were noted pasing through Manchester Victoria: 25318 + 25147, 24021 + 24027 and 24020 + 24026, all presumed to/from permanent way duties.
24020 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on March 5th & 6th. Class 24s noted at Manchester Victoria on March 7th included 24020/023/024/027/052/055 & 24140. On March 9th 24020 was noted at Manchester Victoria. At about 6pm on March 14th 24020 was noted passing Manchester Victoria with an up freight whilst 24023 was on the banking duty.
On May 12th, 15th & 16th 24020 was noted at Manchester Victoria.
24020 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on July 2nd, 3rd & 4th. Was this one of the last duties carried out by 24020?
In the big purge of the Class 24s during the summer of 1975 24020 was placed into store at Reddish during the first week of July and then withdrawn on August 10th.
Condition final: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors still in place, full size fuel tank, shortened water tank, some valencing still in place, two-rung bogie mounted footsteps, straightsided sandboxes, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over.
Resources: Six Bells Junction.
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