The fifteen year ten month career of D5024/24024 saw allocations to Eastern Region and London Midland Region depots.
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 not 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Roof modification (above generator/brake cubicle): original style retained until withdrawn (raised panels).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 D5024 were laid down during the early summer of 1959 at Derby Works. D5024 was new to Ipswich (32B) on October 2nd 1959. Further transfers were:
March 1961 to Stratford (30A).
March 1961 to Willesden (1A) on loan, made permanent June 1961.
December 1965 to Bescot (2F).
April 1966 to Birmingham Division (D02).
August 1967 to Stoke Division (D05).
February 1969 to store (at Chester).
March 1969 - reinstated to Stoke Division.
March 1972 to Manchester Division (D09).
June 1972 to Stoke Division (D05).
October 1972 to Manchester Division (D09).
May 1973 to Longsight.
July 6th 1975 stored serviceable.
August 10th 1975 - withdrawn.
Renumbered February 23rd 1974.
24024 was stored at Reddish from July 1975 until February 15th 1977, when it was moved down to Swindon and broken up there by late 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 October & November 1961.
Noted Derby Works May & June 1963.
Noted Derby Works September 1964.
Noted Derby Works February & March 1966.
Noted Derby Works March 1969.
Noted Derby Works July 1971.
Highlights
1959
D5024 worked the 09.00 Nottingham - Liverpool Central (via Matlock) on November 6th.
1960
On July 30th D5024 removed a failed(?) D5571 from an up service at Ipswich.
1961
On May 13th D5024 was noted on a local passenger service at Watford Junction.
1963
In the north despite the harsh weather Polmadie was still putting to good use the locomotives off the Condor, on January 31st D5024 was noted at Ayr.
1964
On April 15th D5024 worked the 21.01 Euston - Bletchley.
On May 4th D5024 worked the 17.27 Euston - Rugby passenger.
On the afternoon of May 5th D5024 was at Rugby with the 3K07 11.27 Euston - Crewe parcels.
On June 13th D5024 & D5133 were stabled at Polmadie.
1965
On the afternoon of November 20th D5024 worked a Euston - Northampton parcels.
Noted at Marylebone on the morning of December 22nd were:
D5009 light engine
D5024 down freight
D5089 pilot
44847 with the 08.15 Nottingham - Marylebone.
1966
On the afternoon of June 12th locomotives stabled at Derby included D344, D5024, D7523, D7564, D7575, 44858, 48620, 92050, 92074 & 92103.
1967
Noted at Stoke on Trent on the afternoon of August 3rd were light engines D5000 & D5018 and D5024 with an up freight.
1968
On the morning of March 25th D5024 was stabled at Crewe.
1969
On the late morning of May 15th 5024 & 5037 were southbound at Crewe with a freight.
On the morning of August 24th 5001 (stored) 5024 & 5078 were noted at Crewe depot.
On October 1st 5024 was noted at Crewe north holding sidings, keeping company with E26011.
On the afternoon of November 4th 5024 was light engine at Crewe.
1970
Condition February: green livery with small yellow warning panels, squared upper corners, full size fuel tank, shortened water tank, boiler room grilles in place, hand/footholds still present, valencing in place, 'D' prefix present.
On the evening of May 9th 5024 was a Crewe with a down parcels.
On the morning of October 4th 5006, 5024, 5037 & 5050 were stabled at Crewe Diesel depot.
1972
On March 12th 5042 & 5024 were noted at Storeton with coke? empties for Bidston.
5024 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T43) on March 31st
5024 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T43) on May 8th.
A journey from Leighton Buzzard to Crewe for the Works Open Day on August 9th included the following:
Bletchley: 7535, E3001, E3022
Rugby: 3024, 3188, 7566, E3004, E3011, E3076, E3079
Nuneaton: 7559, 7610
Rugeley: 5141
Stafford: 3870, 5143, E3023
Crewe station area (late morning):
162
200, 245, 300, 309, 379
402, 405, 414, 416, 420, 421, 433, 443, 444
1512, 1552, 1580, 1612, 1633, 1692, 1693, 1823, 1851, 1855, 1905, 1934, 1939, 1945, 1958
3031, 3217, 3232, 3290, 3291, 3801, 3861
5030, 5038, 5045, 5056, 5142
5246, 5288, 7635, 7636
E3003, E3023, E3059, E3061, E3062, E3071, E3076, E3082 (Class 86s omitted)
Crewe Works
201, 205, 239, 251, 280, 289, 302, 367, 393, 398
415
1504, 1516, 1519, 1520, 1530, 1533, 1534, 1542, 1543, 1545, 1580, 1590, 1601, 1621, 1626, 1634, 1641, 1646, 1654, 1659, 1670, 1675, 1694, 1702, 1709, 1813, 1836, 1844, 1848, 1856, 1858, 1892, 1931, 1940, 1948, 1987
3510
8070, 8115, 8170, 8176, 8307
26049, 76025
E3046-cond, E3084
E3150, '86501'
Crewe station area (afternoon):
221, 292, 316, 329, 382, 386
411, 419, 422, 424, 426 427, 440, 446
1654, 1842, 1847, 1952
3069, 3113, 3467, 3585, 3970
5029, 5047, 5049, 5052, 5057, 5092
5244, 7534
E3001, E3054, E3063, E3073, E3074, E3089
Stafford: 5024, 5079
Nuneaton: 3951, 5284, 7559
Bletchley: 7527, 7528.
On December 23rd the 10.00 Liverpool - Newcastle failed outside Manchester behind 1576. Class 24 5024 brought the train into Victoria station, with 287 taking the train forward to Leeds, where it was replaced by 77, since the Class 40 could not heat the train. The Peak stayed with the next leg of the diagram, the 15.42 to Liverpool.
1973
5024 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T43) on February 2nd & 5th.
5024 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T43) on April 6th, 9th, 13th, 26th & 27th.
On May 9th 5024 was light engine at Manchester Victoria.
On May 14th 5024 was the Manchester Victoria banker.
At about 6pm on June 13th 5024 was noted passing Park (Manchester) with a down permanent way train.
On June 24th 24024 was noted light engine at Bolton.
5024 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on July 3rd.
5024 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on October 25th, 29th & 30th.
5024 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on December 28th & 31st.
1974
At about 6pm on January 4th 5024 was noted passing Miles Platting with an up freight.
On February 24th 5024 was westbound at Manchester Victoria with a parcels working.
The six car 16.30 Manchester Victoria - Llandudno failed at Barton Moss on April 19th, 24024 propelled the train to Earlestown, where presumably the passengers were detrained to be picked up by a following service.
24024 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42) on April 25th, 26th & 29th.
Noted at Manchester Victoria on August 5th were 24020, 24024, 24025, 24027 & 24035.
24024 was the Manchester Victoria banker on August 17th & 19th.
Condition August: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors still in place, full size fuel tank, shortened water tank, blanking plates fitted, hand/footholds plated over, three-rung bogie mounted footsteps, ridge sided andboxes, some side valencing still present.
At about 9am on December 19th 24024 was in Miles Platting yard, whilst a short distance away 24022 was the Manchester Victoria banker (T42).
On December 18th noted throughout the day at Manchester Victoria were 24020, 24022, 24023 & 24024.
1975
Class 24s noted at Manchester Victoria on March 7th included 24020/023/024/027/052/055 & 24140. On March 9th 24024 was noted at Reddish depot. At 6pm on March 26th 24024 was noted at Manchester Victoria with an up freight.
On May 11th, 12th & 13th 24024 was noted at Manchester Victoria. On May 23rd 24024 sustained fire damage at Barton Moss whilst working the 6F86 21.55 Brewery Arpley freight.
At about 5.30pm om June 19th 24024 was noted passing Earlestown light engine.
On July 10th 24024 was noted at Weaver Junction with a lengthy engineers train.
24024 was withdrawn on August 10th 1975.
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