26005/D5305
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Entered
service 14/11/58
Renumbered 25/05/74
Refurbished
05/82
Last
overhaul 02/88 CEM (L) [Component exchange maintenance/light].
Withdrawn
04/10/93
Depots
34B
(Hornsey) 14/11/58 (new)
34G
(Finsbury Park) 04/60
64B (Haymarket) 04/60 (loan)
64B
(Haymarket) 06/60 (became HA)
16/05/88 ED (Eastfield)
23/08/92 IS (Inverness)
Sectors
04/87 FXX
07/87 FEGB
01/89 FEPE
10/90 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04/10/93 Withdrawn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
One of the first 26s to lose the headcode discs
OMO
fitted 04/86
High-intensity light fitted 01/93
Air braked, boiler and water tank removed 1966
Liveries
Original green;
green plus small yellow warning panel; BR
blue; Trainload Coal (02/88); civil engineer's Dutch (10/90)
Storage
and disposal
Withdrawn 04/10/93 at Inverness. Cut at M C
Metals 02/95.
Last
years
15/06/86
2Y34 2156 Dundee to Perth.
Thursday 11/09/86
2G31 1705 Waverley to Cardenden; 2G24 1840 Cardenden to Waverley.
17/08/88
1B29 2216 Carstairs to Waverley.
30/08/88
Conflicting gen has 26005 on either the 1B19 1715 Carstairs to Waverley
or the 1Zxx 1746 relief.
21/10/88
1820 Carstairs to Waverley.
28/12/88
1Z09 1436 Waverley to Carstairs (Birmingham relief) and 1B17 1708 Carstairs
to Waverley.
08/05/89
1B29 2216 Carstairs to Waverley.
Saturday 14/04/90
26001+26005
0500 1Z36 Swindon to Dundee; 1643 1Z36 Dundee to Swindon; from Waverley
to Dundee and Dundee to Markinch. This was a NEDEX, with the Teacups booked
Waverley to Dundee via Cardenden out and back via Kirkcaldy. However,
26005's TM was smoking on the return trip and the train was stopped for
two hours at Markinch for 47822 to come and take over.
Thursday 02/08/90
26005 + 26011
1833 Ayr to Glasgow Central
Friday 03/08/90
26005 + 26011
1210 1Z12 Glasgow Central to Ayr.
Saturday 11/08/90
26005
1040 1M94 Ayr to Carlisle; 1400 1S95 Carlisle to Ayr. Allocated 37375
burst at Ayr with exhauster problems.
Tuesday 21/05/91
1703 2G13 Waverley to Waverley via Cardenden. 005 had been out of service
for most of the previous winter and spring with fire damage to its traction
motors.
Wednesday 22/05/91
1703 2G13 Waverley to Waverley via Cardenden.
Thursday 23/05/91
0607 2G11 Waverley to Waverley via Cardenden; 1703 2G13 Waverley to Waverley
via Cardenden.
Wednesday 29/05/01
1703 2G13 Waverley to Waverley via Cardenden. 37153 had been allocated
but blew up; 005 staggered round losing 30 minutes en route.
Wednesday 29/01/92
26005 worked 2Z01 (a Glasgow inspection saloon for civil engineers) round
Rutherglen, Mossend and Lanark.
Friday 10/07/92
26005's main generator catches fire at Dalry while working the AT52 1040
Barassie PWD to Rutherglen PWD. The fire was extinguished quickly by the
traincrew, and 26038 assisted the train to Roche sidings. 005 was returned
to traffic after inspection by Eastfield on Wednesday 29/07/92.
Sunday
09/08/92
26026+26005
1V58 Edinburgh to Penzance; Barrhead to Carlisle. Outrageous. One of the
power cars had its fire bell ringing at Central. Despite attention by
fitters, the fault continued. The rear power car was shut down. The train
set off, but, on arrival at Barrhead, the driver announced the front power
car had shut down as well... 005+026 were put together at Polmadie and
sent to the rescue, along with the special HST coupling. On arrival at
Carlisle, the pair was removed for a Spoon.
Sunday 18/10/92
26005+26035
1E12 1000 Glasgow Central to King's Cross. Although allocated to the train
(booked to be dragged Glasgow to Edinburgh by AZ36 ballast engines from
Beattock), 005 and 035 found themselves stuck on the wrong side of a possession
and so 47378 substituted...
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 25/03/93
26005+26036 came off Perth to rescue 37294 which had been running light
to Inverness and failed on the climb to Druimuachdar. 005 took the T to
Inverness, 036 returned to Perth with the rescue crew.
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.
Wednesday 26/05/93
26005 was hauled dead in the consist of the 6M65 0715 Mossend to Warrington
Civil Link service by 47329 and then hauled on to Shrewsbury where it
was to be displayed at the Open Day on 30/05/93.
Monday 31/05/93
26005 was hauled to Crewe, where it was planned to run it light to Carlisle.
However, flat batteries stopped that plan, and 005 was hauled to Motherwell.
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.
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.