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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
| Type |
Number |
Date From |
Notes |
| Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) |
D225 |
17/08/1959 |
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| TOPS (Tops) |
40025 |
03/1974 |
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Names Carried
| Name |
Date From |
| LUSITANIA |
21/04/1962 |
Locomotive Specifics
| Class as Built |
40 |
| Subclass/Rebuild History |
|
| Wheel Arrangement |
1Co-Co1 |
| Builder |
English Electric Vulcan Foundry |
| Fittings (as built) |
| Train Brakes | Vacuum Brakes fitted | | Steam Boiler | Stone OK4625 | | Multiple Fitting | Blue Star | | Other Details | Disc Route Indicators |
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| To Service |
17/08/1959 to Crewe North (5A) |
| Withdrawn |
17/10/1982 |
| Time in Service |
23 yrs , 2 mths |
| Cut Up |
m/e 05/1985 |
| Cut At |
Locomotive Works (Doncaster) |
| Status |
Scrapped |
Liveries Carried - WIP
| Code |
Colour |
Date From |
| GNP |
All over Green including front of cab |
17/08/1959 |
| BFYE |
BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front |
by 07/1971 |
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Configuration - WIP
| Date |
Configuration |
Description |
Additional |
Diagram |
Source |
| 17/08/1959 |
vb |
Vacuum brakes, Steam heat |
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Fires
| Date of Fire |
Severity |
Damage |
Source of Fire |
Material |
Details |
Location |
| 28/08/1964 |
Not severe |
|
Brake block sparks |
Oil impregnated dirt or waste |
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Summary
| Start |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
| 17/08/1959 |
To Service |
To service as British Railways number D225
Built at English Electric Vulcan Foundry
Allocated to Crewe North (5A)
Livery applied: All over Green including front of cab |
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| 19/09/1959 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B) |
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| 14/05/1960 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Longsight (9A) |
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| 28/05/1960 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B) |
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| 27/08/1960 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Camden (1B) |
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| 26/11/1960 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Longsight (9A) |
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| 21/04/1962 |
Naming |
Named 'LUSITANIA' |
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| 20/04/1963 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Camden (1B) |
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| 01/06/1963 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Longsight (9A) |
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| 28/05/1966 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Western Lines (LMR) (WL) |
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| 21/10/1967 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Allerton (8J) |
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| 13/01/1968 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Western Lines (LMR) (WL) |
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| 03/02/1968 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Longsight (9A) |
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| 17/06/1968 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Manchester Division (D09) |
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| 07/1971 |
Livery |
Change of livery to BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front |
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| 03/1974 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 40025 |
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| 17/10/1982 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 40025 |
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| 05/1985 |
Scrapped |
Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster |
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