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Rats 25042 and 25083 arrived at Marylebone with 1Z40 'The Capital City Transfer' railtour
Sat. 14th April 1984 1Z40 - 'The Capital City Transfer' railtour, Seen after arrival at Marylebone station, a pair of Class 25 'Rats' 25042 and 25083 take a rest after a spirited run up the old Great Central. They took over the Capital City Transfer railtour at Coventry, and took the train to Marylebone via Rugby, Bletchley Flyover, Aylesbury and Amersham., , Marylebone station was in a very rundown state by 1984, and was in fact threatened with closure along with the remaining section of the GCR between London and Aylesbury. I actually did my geography degree dissertation on the threatened closure - the plan was to convert the railway into a concrete coachway - very environmental :), , The railtour, organised by F & W Railtours, covered some interesting track, the highlight for me being a Class 50 '50040 Leviathan' to North Woolwich! More on the railtour here: www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/840414fw.htm, , And a fantastic write-up of the tour here: leightonlists.com/capital-city-transfer-tour-apr-85/, including timings for the Rats from Bletchley to Marylebone, 1Z40 'Capital City Transfer' railtour 140484, Power - 25042/25083 10 Mk I’s, "the tour hammered through Amersham.....and I do mean hammer! I have never seen a train go so fast through Amersham kicking up all sorts of debris and terrifying the normals awaiting a pondering A60 unit" - 62 miles arrived +9 :), , Locomotive History - D5192 was new to Toton (16A) on May 4th 1963. Further transfers were:, , February 1964 to Leicester (15A)., January 1965 to London Midland (Midland) Lines. , June 1968 to Nottingham Division (D16). , November 1968 to Preston Division (D10)., May 1973 to Kingmoor (KM). , , Renumbered as 25042 February 27th 1974., , January 1975 to Kingmoor (KD). , March 1975 to Longsight. , May 1976 to Crewe. , Withdrawn May 8th 1986., , 25042 was the the last vacuum braked Class 25 in service, (along with 25224, both withdrawn on the same day), and was the 281st Class 25 to be withdrawn, one of four retired during May 1986., , After withdrawal 25042 was stored at Crewe Depot until March 1987, then at Gresty Lane until June 1987. After a short stay at Basford Hall 25042, 25058, 25285 & 25910 were moved to Vic Berry, Leicester on July 16th 1987, entering their yard on July 24th 1987. By the third week of October 1987 25042 had been broken up., More info here: www.derbysulzers.com/25042.html, , Locomotive History - D5233 was new to Toton (16A) on December 21st 1963. Further transfers were:, , January 1964 to Derby (16C)., April 1964 to Saltley (2E)., April 1966 to Birmingham Division (D02)., April 1966 to London Midland (Midland) Lines LMML., March 1968 to Nottingham Division (D16)., May 1968 to London Midland (Midland) Lines LMML., June 1968 to Nottingham Division (D16)., May 1973 to Toton., September 1973 to Haymarket., September 1973 to Eastfield., October 1973 to Tinsley., , Renumbered as 25083 February 1974., , March 1975 to Bescot., July 1975 to Eastfield., July 1976 to Inverness., May 1978 to Eastfield., December 1978 to Haymarket., December 1980 to Springs Branch., October 1982 to Crewe., Withdrawn July 9th 1984., , 25083 was the 220th Class 25 withdrawn, and the only Class 25 retired during July 1984., , After withdrawal 25083 was stored at:, Crewe Diesel depot: July 1984 - August 1984, Crewe Electric depot: August 1984 - May 1988, Crewe Heritage Center: May 1988 - March 1994, Basford Hall: March 1994 - ?? 1996., Crewe Carriage shed: ?? 1996 - October 2000., Caledonian Railway, Brechin: October 2000., More info here: www.derbysulzers.com/25083a.html, , The British Rail Class 25, also known as the Sulzer Type 2, was a class of 327 diesel locomotives built between 1961 and 1967 for British Rail. They were numbered in two series, D5151–D5299 and D7500–D7677. In 1974, they were renumbered in the series 25001-25327. , , The first 25 locos became known as Class 25/0 and were built at BR Darlington Works. The Class 25/1 locomotives were built at Darlington and BR Derby Works. The Class 25/2 locomotives were built at Derby with some built at Darlington. The final batch of locomotives were designated Class 25/3 and built by Derby Works and Beyer, Peacock and Company of Manchester., , The Class 25s were primarily designed for freight work, but a significant number were fitted with boilers for heating passenger trains. Throughout the 1970s they could be found at work across the whole of the British Rail network although the Eastern and Southern Regions never had a long-term allocation. , , Though regular performers into the early 1980s on Crewe-Cardiff passenger trains, they are best known in that respect for their use on the summer Saturday trains to Aberystwyth, a task they relinquished in 1984. They were also often seen in action when the WCML wires were down, dragging trains, and rescuing failed locomotives, mainly on the LMR. The final Class 25 locomotive was withdrawn from operational service in March 1987. More info here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_25, , Taken with a Zenith TTL SLR camera and standard lens. Scanned from the original negative with no digital restoration, , You can see a random selection of my railway photos here on Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/themightyhood/random/
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