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Class 25 'Rat' 25249 at the head of 1E08 the 08.17 Holyhead-Newcastle at Warrington Bank Quay - 10July1986
Travelling the railway in the British Rail era, Between 1983 and 1991 I spent many happy hours with my friends riding the rails around the UK. Fortunately, I managed to record many of the railway locos and scenes encountered on film for posterity. Those days are now long gone, but happily the photos remain for me to reminisce over and share ;), , I was fortunate to 'fall on" a Rat-hauled working in the summer of 1986, towards the end of their useful life on BR. I was at Chester station when NB Peak 45040 rolled in on 1E08 - the 08.17 Holyhead - Newcastle, and was promptly failed. Lucky for me, the only available loc to take the service forward was 25249 😎:) The loco performed well, and took the train as far as Manchester Victoria. Unfortunately, it was deemed unsuitable for a traverse of the pennines, and was taken off in lieu of NB Duff 47110. Still a lucky break - and I took advantage of the lack of bashers by hogging the front window all the way 😎:), , In this view, we have just arrived at Warrington Bank Quay - just enough time for an 'unofficial' photo stop - the driver looking down the platform for the off :) Next stop Manchester Victoria., , Thanks to Guy & Adrian for the gen below :), Now confirmed - '1E08 08.17 Holyhead-Newcastle. 25249 substituted for failed 45040 at Chester - got as far as Man Vic where it was hastily removed and 47110 took it forward' - Thanks to adrianhancock1967 & @Kendo , , Locomotive history - D7599 / 25249 was new to Tinsley (41A) on February 5th 1966. Further transfers were:, , October 1966 to Eastfield (65A) on loan., September 1967 to London Midland (Midland) Lines., June 1968 to Nottingham Division (D16)., December 1969 to Birmingham Division (D02)., October 1971 to Manchester Division (D09)., March 1972 to Liverpool Division (D08)., November 1972 to Preston Division (D10)., May 1973 to Kingmoor., July 1973 to Springs Branch., , Renumbered as 25249 February 23rd 1974., , September 1974 to Kingmoor., January 1975 to Springs Branch., October 1975 to Longsight., August 1977 to Toton., November 1980 to Springs Branch., October 1982 to Crewe., Withdrawn January 28th 1987., , 25249 was withdrawn on January 28th 1987 and was the 305th Class 25 withdrawn - one of four of the class retired that month., , After withdrawal 25249 was stored at Basford Hall until sold to Vic Berry's, Leicester - moved with 25199, 25244 & 25906 to Humberstone Road on June 2nd 1987 and into Vic Berry's yard the next day. It was added to the stack by October 1987 and was scrapped during the last week of March 1989., , 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 Soviet made Zenith TTL camera and standard lens., , You can see a random selection of my railway photos here on Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/themightyhood/random/
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