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**Numbers Carried**
Type	Number	Date From	Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops)	D5218	02/08/1963
TOPS (Tops)	25068	03/1974

Locomotive Specifics

Class as Built

Subclass/Rebuild History

Class	From
25/1	02/08/1963

Wheels

Bo-Bo

Builder

Derby Works

To Service

02/08/1963 to Cricklewood East (14A)

Withdrawn

14/07/1980

Time in Service

16 yrs, 11 mths , 12 dys

Cut Up

m/e 08/1981

Cut At

Locomotive Works (St Rollox, Glasgow)

Status

Scrapped

**Liveries Carried - WIP**
Code	Colour	Date From
BFYE	BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front	by 04/1978

**Allocations - WIP**
Code	Name		From Date
14A	Cricklewood East (New)	on	02/08/1963
D14	London (Midland)	on	16/01/1965
D01	London Division	on	17/06/1968
CW	Cricklewood East	2w/e	14/06/1975
ED	Eastfield	5w/e	03/07/1976
IS	Inverness	m/e	05/1977
	Withdrawn	on	14/07/1980

**Configuration - WIP**
Date	Configuration	Description	Additional	Diagram	Source
02/08/1963	vb	Vacuum brakes, Steam heat

**Summary**
Start	Event	Details
02/08/1963	To Service	To service as British Railways number D5218 Built at Derby Works Allocated to Cricklewood East (14A)
16/01/1965	Allocation	Reallocated to London (Midland) (D14)
17/06/1968	Allocation	Reallocated to London Division (D01)
03/1974	Renumbered	Renumbered to 25068
14/06/1975	Allocation	Reallocated to Cricklewood East (CW)
03/07/1976	Allocation	Reallocated to Eastfield (ED)
05/1977	Allocation	Reallocated to Inverness (IS)
04/1978	Livery	Change of livery to BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front
14/07/1980	Withdrawn	Condemned as 25068
08/1981	Scrapped	Broken up by Locomotive Works: St Rollox, Glasgow

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