25260
				Total Records	49	Total Mileage		5611
Date	H/C	Time	Train_From	Train_To	From	To	Miles	Comment / Concerns	Source / Link
19/08/1973		?	?	?	?	?		As 7610: D/H 5228 (25078)	o (Stephen Ford)
								Seen on train between Dundee and Perth
09/08/1975	1V91	1158	Newcastle	Paignton	Newcastle	Exeter St. Davids	370	D/H 25136: Replaced by 47055	o (Peter Hall)
								On train at Sheffield but not at Paignton
09/08/1975		1920	Exeter St. Davids	Basingstoke	Exeter St. Davids	Yeovil Junction	50	D/H 25136 & 33032	o (Robin Coles)
								All locos in multiple and working. 25s came off train for ballast work.
31/07/1976		0935	Euston	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	81	D/H 25272	DIAG
31/07/1976	1A46	1007	Aberystwyth	Euston	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	81	D/H 25272	Double Headed Diesels Nationwide (p)
31/07/1976	2J57	1830	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	21	D/H 25272: Loco removed and 25260 continued	David Johnson (p)/o (Ken Carr)
								RO says 25260 continued but 25272 later seen at Shrewsbury
02/08/1976		1839	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	81	DMU replacement	RO 7610
03/08/1976	2J57	1510	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	81	DMU replacement	RO 7610
18/06/1977	1E91	0800	Walsall	Yarmouth	Walsall	Norwich	185	D/H 25271	RailGenArchive
18/06/1977	1M66	1415	Yarmouth	Walsall	Norwich	Walsall	185	D/H 25271	o (Stephen Ford)
03/07/1977	1Z18	?	Weston-super-Mare	Barmouth	Wolverhampton	Barmouth	232	D/H 25323: ADEX out and back: Replaced 46021 and replaced by 45048	o (Alan Lea)
								Photographed at Tywyn	Photograph
27/08/1977	1E91	0800	Walsall	Yarmouth	Walsall	Norwich	185	D/H 25124	RailGenArchive
27/08/1977	1M66	1415	Yarmouth	Walsall	Norwich	Walsall	185	D/H 25124	DIAG
10/09/1977		?	Marylebone	Kidderminster	Marylebone	Kidderminster		D/H 25253: ADEX out (via Bicester) and back (via Worcester/Oxford/Banbury/Bicester)out and back	MR7711
06/07/1978		?	Nottingham	Barry Island	Nottingham	Barry Island	349	D/H 25302: ADEX out and return (Dep 1827)	o (Alan Lea)
								Photographed at Cardiff	Photograph
30/07/1978	1J65	0845	Birmingham New St.	Barmouth	Birmingham New St.	Barmouth	129	D/H 25263	o (Alan Baylis)
30/07/1978	1A51	1745	Barmouth	Euston	Barmouth	Wolverhampton	116	D/H 25263	o (Alan Baylis)
23/08/1978	1M94	1710	Cardiff	Crewe	Cardiff	Crewe	139		o
26/08/1978	1J24	1040	Euston	Aberystwyth	Wolverhampton	Aberystwyth	111	D/H 25161	Aber Trains 78
26/08/1978	2J57	1610	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	81	D/H 25161	Aber Trains 78
09/09/1978	1J24	1040	Euston	Aberystwyth	Wolverhampton	Aberystwyth	111	D/H 25302	o
								In Michael Oakley's opinion this was the best performance by class 25 locos
09/09/1978	2J57	1610	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	81	D/H 25302	o
28/04/1979		?	Worcester Shrub Hill	Leeds	Worcester Shrub Hill	Leeds	145		Derby Sulzers
31/05/1980	2J57	0410	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	81	D/H 25267	Aber Trains 80
31/05/1980	1A46	1007	Aberystwyth	Euston	Aberystwyth	Wolverhampton	111	D/H 25267	Aber Trains 80
01/06/1980	1L01	0700	Euston	Aberystwyth	Wolverhampton	Aberystwyth	222	D/H 25261: CHARTER (LNER) train - out and back (1729 dep): Replaced and replaced by 86027	RailGenArchive
13/06/1980	1E23	1334	Birmingham New St.	York	Birmingham New St.	York	124	D/H 25131	o (Peter Hall)
13/06/1980	1M82	1726	York	Birmingham New St.	York	Birmingham New St.	125	D/H 25131: via Whitacre Jn	o (Mike Hodge)
05/07/1980	1J24	1010	Euston	Aberystwyth	Birmingham New St.	Aberystwyth	124	D/H 25269	o (Lee Allsopp)/RPS
05/07/1980	2J57	1610	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	81	D/H 25269	DIAG
13/06/1981	2J57	0410	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	81	D/H 25272	ph
13/06/1981	1A46	1007	Aberystwyth	Euston	Aberystwyth	Wolverhampton	111	D/H 25272	Arnie Furniss (p)
									Photograph
14/06/1981	1J65	0845	Birmingham New St.	Aberystwyth	Birmingham New St.	Aberystwyth	126	D/H 25272	o (Colin Williams)
									Photograph
14/06/1981	1A51	1800	Aberystwyth	Euston	Aberystwyth	Nuneaton	145	D/H 25272: 81017 forward	RM8109
27/07/1981		?	Gloucester	Swindon	Gloucester	Swindon	37		Jonathan Cale (p) Traction 09/10
09/01/1982		?	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	81	Piloting DMU because of weather conditions (snow)	Steven Clements
								Only one train ran each day for several days
09/01/1982	2J57	?	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	81	Piloting DMU because of weather conditions (snow)	Steven Clements (p)
								Only one train ran each day for several days	Photograph
10/01/1982		?	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	81	Piloting DMU because of weather conditions (snow)	DIAG
								Only one train ran each day for several days
10/01/1982	2J57	?	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	81	Piloting DMU because of weather conditions (snow)	DIAG
								Only one train ran each day for several days
11/01/1982		?	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	81	Piloting DMU because of weather conditions (snow)	Steven Clements
								Only one train ran each day for several days
11/01/1982	2J57	?	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	81	Piloting DMU because of weather conditions (snow)	Steven Clements (p)
								Only one train ran each day for several days	Photograph
12/01/1982		?	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	81	Piloting DMU because of weather conditions (snow)	DIAG
								Assumed last day of what was reported to be several days working
12/01/1982	2J57	?	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	81	Piloting DMU because of weather conditions (snow)	DIAG
								Assumed last day of what was reported to be several days working
27/06/1982	1D35	0950	Manchester Vic.	Llandudno Town	Manchester Vic.	Llandudno Town	87		o
27/06/1982	1J22	1420	Llandudno Town	Manchester Vic.	Llandudno Town	Manchester Vic.	87		o (Steve Kemp)
19/08/1982	1S88	1720	Carlisle	Glasgow Central	Carlisle	Glasgow Central	115		Dave Barraclough
20/08/1982	1M56	1730	Glasgow Central	Carlisle	Glasgow Central	Carlisle	115
28/08/1982	1J20	0740	Euston	Aberystwyth	Wolverhampton	Aberystwyth	111	D/H 25321	o (T Calow)/RPS/Alan Tait (p)
									Photograph
28/08/1982	2J57	1400	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	Aberystwyth	Shrewsbury	81	D/H 25321	Great Wales Rail/Andrew Bannister (p)
		Links	Loco Index	Home Page
Information provided by class25.info								Page last created	25 July 2025