26042/D5342
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Entered
service 25/09/59
Renumbered 25/07/74
Last
overhaul 09/84 G and HGR; including fitting
air-brakes and removing boiler and boiler water tanks. Radio telephone
removed 12/84
Withdrawn 09/10/92
Depots
64B (Haymarket) 02/10/59 (new)
60A (Inverness) 02/60
62B (Dundee) 04/60
60A
(Inverness) 06/60
HA (Haymarket) 12/84
ED (Eastfield) 16/05/87
IS 23/08/92
Withdrawn 09/10/92
Sectors
04/87 DXX
07/87 FXX
10/87 DXXD
05/88 DWCH
/89 DMEA
09/90 DCHA
09/91 DCHB
03/92 RAJW
10/92 RFJX
FXX Freight/General
DXX Departmental/General
DWCH Departmental M&EE
DMEA Departmental M&EE
DCHA ScotRail
Departmental Civil Engineer
DCHB ScotRail DCE restricted use
RAJW Regional/Infrastructure 26s IS restricted use
RFJX Regional/Stored/Withdrawn
Notes
OMO
fitted 02/86
Twin headlights & radio telephone fitted 1976.
Liveries
Original green; green plus small yellow warning panel; early Class 24-style
BR blue; BR blue
Storage
and disposal
Reason for withdrawal: high engine hours
Cut MC
Metals 06/95
Last
years
18/02/86
2J02 1230 Dundee to Waverley; pushing failed 27010 from MP 44.5 to Ladybank.
01/08/86
1A55 0835 Edinburgh to Aberdeen (from Dundee; failure of 47402).
11/08/86
1730 Edinburgh to Cardenden.
25/10/86
1A55 0835 Waverley to Aberdeen; from Ladybank to Aberdeen after 47711
caught fire.
14/01/87
0704 North Berwick to Waverley; as far as Drem Junction. Then 0734 North
Berwick to Waverley; as far as Drem Junction. Then 0719 Waverley to North
Berwick; Drem Junction to North Berwick. Then 0804 North Berwick to Waverley;
as far as Drem Junction.
04/08/88
1M08 1314 Waverley to Carstairs; may have returned on 1858 Carstairs to
Waverley.
16/02/89
1B29 2216 Carstairs to Waverley.
17/02/89
1B29 2216 Carstairs to Waverley.
Friday 06/07/90
0722 1M22 Waverley to Birmingham New Street; from Waverley to Carstairs.
Wednesday 15/05/91
0607 2G11 Waverley to Waverley via Cardenden; Townhill to Cowdenbeath.
This turn was booked for a 47 off the previous night's 3Y97 vans; however,
47562 failed at Townhill and 26042 ran light from Thornton, taking the
train three miles to Cowdenbeath where it was caped.
Saturday 13/07/91
26014+26042
Perth to Inverness on the 'Orcadian' (St Pancras to Kyle). 47808 runs
out of coolant south of Berwick; 47562 rescues it and goes forward to
Waverley, where 808 is removed and 562 continues. However, the driver
at Perth fails it for low power, and 26014 and 26042 go forward with load
13 (including Mk3 schlafs) to Inverness. At Inverness, they almost came
back on a 1415 additional to Waverley, but there was a spare driver who
took them back light.
Wednesday 14/08/91
0926 Waverley to Glasgow Central; Polmadie to Central. The 107 expired
and 042 pushed it in to the blocks. The return 1135 was caped.
Monday 30/09/91
26010, 26014, 26024, 26032 and 26042 were transferred from DCHA to DCHB.
Owing to overspend on East Coast engineering, there were to be few east
Coast turns for these engines over the coming months (in November, 26010
did not leave the old DMU shed at Eastfield for over three weeks). Only
some extensive work around Motherwell saw the locos working at all regularly.
Tuesday 03/03/92
26042 arrives at Inverness for crew training duties to replace 26008.
Monday 16/03/92
26042 has its first trip off the shed at Inverness on crew training. It
ran light to Aviemore and back, which allowed Inverness's two English
Traction Inspectors to familiarise themselves with the motive power! All
crew training runs would be confined to the Highland Main Line owing to
a lack of paths on the line to Aberdeen.
Tuesday 07/07/92
26042 7L07 1230 Perth Yard to Aberdeen. Normally this trip is a pair of
26s, but 042 took it solo.
Sunday
12/07/92
26042+26036 1Z48 Oban to Waverley; Dumbarton Central to Waverley.
Thursday 16/07/92
26042 derailed at the end of the up loop just south of Dalmeny station
while running light overnight from Perth to Millerhill. Apparently, after
receiving the road, the signalman had 'shut the road' on 042 at the very
last moment, causing it to overshoot a set of catch points, leaving its
front bogie resting on the ballast.
042 was rerailed later that day, and towed at 25mph to Millerhill. A thorough inspection revealed that the air brake systems on both bogies were severely damaged, rendering the loco effectively immobile. Over the next few days, Millerhill proved they had the technology and rebuilt the systems, allowing 042 to depart for Inverness at 1630 on Sunday 19/07, hauled by 37285, with 37088 providing braking force.
Friday 07/08/92
26042 works a few test runs following completion of its D exam. Sadly
not on the 1044 Glasgow to Dundee, but 6B70 1115 Inverness to Millerhill,
from Inverness to Perth. It then returned to Inverness on 5Z72, four coaches
from the West Highland that needed maintenance. Then it ran light to Perth
for its ballast trips the next day.
Friday 14/08/92
26042 dragged 26021+26004 from Perth to Inverness. This was to allow 021
to be used for spares at Inverness. 004 provided braking assistance (as
did a brake van); and was removed at Dalwhinnie.
Saturday
12/09/92
26042+26001
2P10 0645 Perth to Waverley
26001+26042
1H11 Waverley to Inverness; from Waverley to Perth
26002+26001+26042
1H11 Waverley to Inverness; from Perth to Aviemore
26001+26042
1H11 Waverley to Inverness; from Aviemore to Inverness
26042+26001
1B36 1627 Inverness to Waverley; from Inverness to Aviemore
26035+26042+26001
1B36 1627 Inverness to Waverley; Aviemore to Perth
26035+26042
1B36 1627 Inverness to Waverley; Perth to Waverley
26042+26035
2P47 2122 Waverley to Perth.
Thursday 24/09/92
Maintenance Control at ScotRail House issued a directive that all defective
26s were to be taken out of traffic for inspection by ScotRail's Area
Chemist for asbestos on exhaust manifolds. 006 and 042 were stopped at
Inverness; then 026 and 036 were taken out of service at Perth. Arrangements
were made by Maintenance Control for a further 11 Class 26s to be worked
to Motherwell and Grangemouth TMDs between 30/09 and 05/10/92 for inspections.
A team from M.C. Metals rectified any asbestos problems.
Friday 09/10/92
26002, 26014, 26024 and 26042 were withdrawn in the afternoon. 26042 was
switched off and withdrawn at 1830.