26003/D5303
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Entered
service 17/10/58
Renumbered 25/05/74
Refurbished
10/82
Last
overhaul 03/88 CEM (L) [Component exchange maintenance/light].
The last 26 to receive classified overhaul
Withdrawn 04/10/93
Depots
34B
(Hornsey) 17/10/58 (new)
60A (Inverness) 10/58 (loan)
65A (Eastfield) 11/58
64H
(Leith Central) 11/58
64B (Haymarket) 04/60 (became HA)
05/10/87 Stored (asbestos)
31/10/87 HA
16/05/88 ED (Eastfield)
23/08/92 IS (Inverness)
Sectors
04/87 FXX
07/87 FEGB
01/89 FEPE
06/07/91 DCHB
03/09/91 DCHA
03/92 RAJE
02/10/93 RFJX
04/10/93 Withdrawn
FXX Freight/General
FEGB Coal/Haymarket
FEPE Coal/Haymarket
DCHA ScotRail Departmental Civil Engineer
RAJE Regional Infrastructure 26 IS
Notes
OMO
fitted 02/86
High-intensity light fitted 02/93
Air braked, boiler and water tank removed 1966
Liveries
Original green;
green plus small yellow warning panel; early
Class 24-style BR blue; BR
blue; Trainload Coal (03/88); civil engineer's Dutch
Storage
and disposal
Withdrawn 04/10/93 at Inverness.Cut
at M C Metals 01/95; engine apparently going to 26011.
Last
years
27/08/86
1L35 1123 Edinburgh to Perth (needed for a freight).
Friday 26/09/86
2G31 1705 Waverley to Cardenden; 2G24 1840 Cardenden to Waverley.
20/04/87
1021 Waverley to Carstairs on a portion for a relief.
03/10/87
26003, 26010 and 26014 arrive at Toton, to have panelling and radiator
elements removed before forwarding to Leicester. However, after some poking
about, no asbestos seemed to be there...
16/10/87
26003, 26010 and 26014 move en route to Crewe, via Derby.
16/07/88
1B29 2216 Carstairs to Waverley.
29/07/88
1B29 2216 Carstairs to Waverley.
03/08/88
1B29 2216 Carstairs to Waverley.
16/08/88
1B29 2216 Carstairs to Waverley.
02/09/88
1B29 2216 Carstairs to Waverley.
25/11/88
1B29 2216 Carstairs to Waverley.
10/12/88
1C66 1203 Waverley to Carstairs and 1B21 1858 Carstairs to Waverley.
10/05/89
1B29 2216 Carstairs to Waverley.
Saturday 06/07/91
26003, 26025 and 26032 were transferred to a new sector, DCHB. This was
the limited-working engineering pool.
Saturday 03/08/91
26003 and 26007 are transferred DCHB to DCHA.
Thursday 15/08/91
26003 (DCHA) was repainted in FEPE colours for Workshop Open Day, themed
for 'coal'.
Wednesday 25/09/91
26003 and 26040 return to Eastfield from Shields Road wheel lathe. 003
needed new wheelsets, so these were ordered from Doncaster and 003 hibernated
on Eastfield.
Tuesday 14/01/92
26003, 26004, 26006, 26007
Hired out at various times in a rotating pair to FEPE (Trainload Coal)
for MGR trains to cover for Class 37 shortages over an eight week period.
Two to three additional SSuX trains ran daily between Longannet and Kincardine
power station in Fife.
26004 and 26007 were the original hired pair, but 004 failed on ballast trip AT52 just before the lease started, and 26003 was sent with 007, arriving Thornton 15/01/92. 003 had just been fitted with new wheelsets. The pair then worked MGRs for several days until 26003 (which had been slow speed defective since 20/06/91) was swapped with 26006.
Friday 07/02/92
26003 fails with coolant problems on the AL07 Perth ballast turn at Laurencekirk
and is eventually dragged to Aberdeen for attention.
Wednesday 13/05/92
26003 returned to traffic after another CPC171D3 traction motor had been
reconditioned by Doncaster. While the TM and axle repairs were underway,
it was repainted Dutch, the 13th Class 26 to carry the livery.
Wednesday 27/05/92
26002+26003 work to Aberdeen on a ballast from Perth Yard.
Thursday 28/05/92
26008+26003 work to Aberdeen on a ballast from Perth Yard.
Monday
01/06/92
26003
0705 Perth-Kirkcaldy-Waverley; and 1130 Edinburgh-Kirkcaldy-Inverness;
Waverley to Perth. 47675 had failed with flat batteries, so sparkling
Dutch machine 003 was borrowed to work the 0705. Owing to a temporary
restriction on locos at a bridge ear Dunning, the diagram was swapped
for the 0705 and the 0708 (which runs via Stirling). So, the 158 went
via Stirling and the 26 went via Kirkcaldy. Upon return to Perth, 003
was removed for a recharged 47675. 003 did manage a trip to Inverness
later that day in a pair with 26002 on the AL04 ballast trip from Perth.
003 was the first 26 to work a normal service train in 1992; this was
also its last service passenger working.
Monday 08/06/92
26003 was allocated the 0708 2P10 Perth toWaverley via Stirling after
47675 is sent to rescue the overnight Inverness to Euston when 37156 and
37251 failed. However, 003 was failed at 0426 with load regulator problems
and 26011 was allocated instead! However, the driver couldn't start 011
owing to its flat batteries at 0700, so the train was caped.
Friday 11/09/92
26003 was released from Glasgow Works (Eastfield having no resources to
do the work) following main generator repairs, the last member of the
class to be 'ex-works'!
Thursday 15/10/92
26003 derailed at Cadder Yard PWD, and, after rerailing, ran light to
Motherwell for inspection.
Wednesday 30/12/92
26003 powered the 6M29 0620 Larbert to Oakleigh ICI empties to Mossend
Yard.
Thursday 31/12/92
26003 collected two SRPS Mk1 coaches from Craigentinny and dropped them
off at Manuel Junction.
Monday 11/01/93
26043 failed while running light engine from Perth to Thornton as part
of the AL07 trip. 26003 hauled it back to Perth, where 043 was patched
up before being sent out on snow patrolling duties between Perth and Blair
Atholl. The next day it was diagnosed as having a power earth fault and
was withdrawn on 19/01/93 at 1520hrs.
Tuesday 12/01/93
Heavy snowfalls in the Highlands saw 26003+26037 sandwiched between two
independent snowploughs and ploughing the Highland Main Line between Perth
and Dalwhinnie, including the notorious Druimuachdar Summit.
Monday 08/03/93
26003+26005 worked the 6H51 1420 Inverness to Elgin and 6H52 1800 return
timber trains which connect with the Dee Marsh to Elgin service. This
was part of their special tests for the following Saturday's 'Cumbrian
Tynesider' tour. Both locos had received replacement main reservoir air
tanks (003 at Perth and 005 at Inverness) before this run; and spent several
days in the depot for minor repairs before the tour.
Saturday
13/03/93
26003+26005
1Z40 'Cumbrian Tynesider' railtour; Carlisle to Hexham to Newcastle to
Hartlepool to York to Wakefield to Rochdale to Manchester Victoria to
Preston to Carlisle...
Thursday 18/03/93
26003+26007 worked 5Z28 1626 Inverness to Perth load 8 ECS (ScotRail coaches
going on short-term loan to Regional Railways North West at Edge Hill)
and returned light.
Thursday 22/04/93
26003 made what had become a rare visit for the class to Millerhill when
it arrived there on the AL07 ballast from Perth.
Wednesday 28/04/93
26003 was hired to the FCPA pool when it was used to work the 6Z70 1040
Perth to Mossend (four discharged TTA wagons). 003 then returned from
Mossend to Larbert on the 6Z71 1235 departure with two loaded PCA wagons
of soda ash from Oakleigh.
Sunday
23/05/93
26003+26005
Topped and tailed 1Z46 'Lancastrian' railtour from Preston to Blackburn
and Colne, including a visit to the Padiham branch.
Monday 24/05/93
While returning light from Carlisle, 26003+26005 were used to rescue the
6S69 2006 Dee Marsh to Inverness timber train after 47210 had failed.
Friday
11/06/93
26003+26005 had arrived at Carlisle on 08/06 light from Inverness and
were due to go to Crewe light for a railtour. However, 005 failed with
flat batteries and so 26003 was sent to Crewe with 31184 to work the 1Z47
'Skirl Revisited' railtour from there back to Carlisle in the wee small
hours... At Carlisle, the 31 was removed and a fully-charged 005 paired
up with 003 again. They both took the train forward to Mossend where 37156
and 37196 took over to Fort William.
Saturday 12/06/93
and Sunday 13/06/93
Owing to a shortage of Ts, 26003 and 37275 were used to cover the AZ23
ballast from Polmadie to Quintinshill.
Friday 23/07/93
26003 was used as station pilot at Inverness between 0600 and 0800 owing
to gronk failure.
Thursday 30/09/93
There was supposed to be a farewell Class 26 railtour organised by an
outfit called Victoria Travel... it was, however, cancelled at the last
minute. This was supposed to feature a tripleheader over the Highland
Main Line, so 26003 and 26032 were despatched south from Inverness, followed
an hour later by 26005. The three locos were tied together at Aviemore
to test the multi equipment before proceeding to Perth.
Friday 01/10/93
As news was released of the tour's cancellation, 032 ran back to Inverness
light in the mid-afternoon.
Saturday 02/10/93
26003+26005 ran light to Inverness, arriving at around 1500hrs. They were
shut down and stored.