_________________ Major Component Files _________________
_________ Power Unit 424 _________
With power unit 439 nearest the camera ex Finsbury Park electrician John Smith gets to grips with the auxiliary generator on power unit 424 At the DPS Grimsby storage facility on the 16th March 1985...
...Power unit 424 is lowered onto a flat wagon at ICI
Wilton, on the 3rd April 1991, during the overhaul of 55009
(D9009) "ALYCIDON". 424 was the very last power unit
to be repaired at Doncaster Works and was fitted to 55017
(D9017) "THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY" from the 17th
November 1981 until withdrawal, it was fitted to 55009
during preservation in April 1985 after the main generator
of 419 had flashed over during use at the North Yorkshire
Moors Railway.
424's history table is seen below...
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Locomotive: |
Installation: |
Off Works: |
On
Works: |
Fault/Reason For Removal: |
Notes: |
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01 |
D9008 |
1 |
07/07/61 |
26/04/62 |
Scavenge oil pump drive defective |
Out RSH |
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02 |
D9010 |
1 |
12/10/62 |
07/10/63 |
Loco due classified repair |
In DONC |
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03 |
D9007 |
1 |
01/01/64 |
30/10/64 |
Loco due classified repair |
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04 |
D9014 |
1 |
26/11/64 |
02/02/65 |
Loco due classified repair |
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05 |
D9021 |
1 |
09/03/65 |
20/04/65 |
Suspect liner seal leaking |
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06 |
D9011 |
2 |
09/07/65 |
27/10/66 |
No details |
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07 |
D9005 |
2 |
03/03/67 |
30/03/67 |
Loco due classified repair |
|
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08 |
D9010 |
2 |
01/04/67 |
28/12/67 |
Loco due classified repair |
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09 |
D9011 |
1 |
05/01/68 |
19/03/68 |
Water in sump |
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10 |
D9003 |
1 |
19/07/68 |
25/02/69 |
Loco due classified repair |
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11 |
D9010 |
1 |
07/03/69 |
19/06/69 |
Exhaust tank full of water |
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12 |
D9008 |
1 |
15/10/69 |
20/08/70 |
Suspect dephased |
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13 |
9018 |
1 |
29/08/70 |
04/11/70 |
Loco due classified repair |
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14 |
9001 |
1 |
07/11/70 |
01/12/70 |
Loco due classified repair |
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15 |
9007 |
2 |
05/12/70 |
04/01/71 |
Water in sump |
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16 |
9003 |
2 |
19/03/71 |
13/05/71 |
Coolant pressurizing |
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17 |
9010 |
2 |
09/06/71 |
06/06/72 |
Aerating (suspect fractured liner) |
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18 |
9001 |
1 |
05/10/72 |
27/11/72 |
Loco due classified repair |
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19 |
9002 |
1 |
06/12/72 |
15/01/73 |
Breathing heavy |
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20 |
9007 |
1 |
22/01/73 |
09/08/73 |
Loco due classified repair |
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21 |
9018 |
2 |
11/08/73 |
05/12/73 |
Breathing heavy |
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22 |
9013 |
1 |
28/02/74 |
27/07/74 |
Con rod through crankcase |
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23 |
55001 |
2 |
05/11/74 |
22/01/75 |
‘A’ side crankcase fractured |
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24 |
55004 |
2 |
31/01/75 |
19/05/75 |
Suspect fractured liner |
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25 |
55006 |
1 |
02/11/75 |
03/12/75 |
Loco due classified repair |
|
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26 |
55005 |
2 |
08/01/76 |
05/08/76 |
No details |
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27 |
55019 |
1 |
22/09/76 |
08/04/77 |
Con rod through crankcase |
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28 |
55020 |
1 |
11/09/77 |
28/01/78 |
To allow 55021 back to traffic |
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29 |
55021 |
1 |
02/02/78 |
25/04/78 |
To allow 55016 back to traffic |
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30 |
55016 |
2 |
27/04/78 |
22/06/78 |
‘B’ crankcase fractured |
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31 |
55010 |
2 |
19/08/78 |
23/09/78 |
Required gudgeon pin housing exam |
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32 |
55015 |
2 |
27/09/78 |
25/10/78 |
Suspect fractured liner |
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33 |
55005 |
1 |
08/12/78 |
05/07/79 |
Time expired |
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34 |
55011 |
1 |
18/11/79 |
05/02/80 |
Fire damage |
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35 |
55003 |
2 |
10/03/80 |
07/11/80 |
Fractured liner |
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36 |
55016 |
1 |
21/01/81 |
26/08/81 |
Coolant system aerating |
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37 |
55017 |
1 |
17/11/81* |
23/01/82 |
Locomotive withdrawn |
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| 38 | 55009 | 2 | 24/04/85 | 24/01/00 | Fitted in preservation at NYMR | Out BH |
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39 |
55019 |
1 |
24/01/00 |
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Donated by D9009 |
In BH |
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Installed in 20 locomotives:
01/02/03/04/05/06/07/08/09/10/11/13/14/15/16/17/18/19/20/21 |
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