_________________ Major Component Files _________________

_________ Power Unit 430 _________



2544 - Photo: Bob Peach.

With power unit 430 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 439 is sandwiched in the middle...



2546 - Photo: Bob Peach.

...Five DPS power units at the Grimsby storage facility on 16th March 1985. They are left hand side (left to right): 424, 439 & 430 and right hand side (left to right): 415 & 423.
430's history table is seen below...
 

 

Locomotive:

Installation:

(No.1/2 End)

Off Works:

(Fitted)

On Works:

(Removed)

Fault/Reason For Removal:

Notes:

01

D9011

2

24/08/61

11/04/62

Loco due classified repair

 

02

D9003

2

09/08/62

05/12/62

Loco due classified repair

 

03

D9020

2

17/12/62

29/01/63

Loco due classified repair

 

04

D9018

2

06/02/63

13/05/63

Loco due classified repair

 

05

D9010

2

19/07/63

07/10/63

Loco due classified repair

 

06

D9000

2

17/12/63

05/10/64

No details

 

07

D9011

2

31/01/65

24/06/65

Loco due classified repair

 

08

D9002

2

23/10/65

23/03/66

No details

 

09

D9000

2

05/06/66

08/12/66

Loco due classified repair

 

10

D9010

1

23/12/66

14/03/67

Piston through crankcase

 

11

D9008

1

01/07/67

16/04/68

Loco due classified repair

 

12

D9017

1

08/05/68

23/12/68

Loco due classified repair

 

13

D9004

1

21/02/69

08/01/70

Dephased

 

14

9015

1

05/02/70

29/05/70

High crankcase pressure

 

15

9004

2

05/09/70

13/04/71

Loco due classified repair

 

16

9018

2

15/04/71

26/04/71

No details

 

17

9011

2

06/08/71

26/01/72

‘A5’ gudgeon pin housing pulled away

 

18

9021

2

11/05/72

19/09/72

To allow 9020 back to traffic

 

19

9020

2

23/09/72

12/12/72

Dephased & scavenge blower defect

 

20

9019

1

12/01/73

04/05/73

Suspect fractured liner

 

21

9012

2

26/06/73

27/08/73

Primary cardan shaft adrift

 

22

9007

1

06/09/73

01/02/74

No.3 ‘CA’ piston through bedplate

 

No record of use between 01/02/74 – 19/03/75

23

55014

1

19/03/75

08/08/75

Internal coolant leak (suspect casing fracture)

 

24

55022

1

20/08/75

25/11/75

Loco due classified repair

 

25

55010

1

13/12/75

21/04/76

Seized piston

 

26

55018

2

08/09/76

30/06/77

Breathing heavy

 

27

55011

1

04/08/77

22/08/77

‘A’ side crankcase fractured

 

28

55006

2

01/09/77

06/09/77

Dephased

 

29

55010

1

21/09/77

05/01/78

Dephased

 

30

55008

2

28/01/78

15/03/78

Loco due classified repair

 

31

55001

1

21/03/78

24/03/78

To allow 55022 back to traffic

(55001 withdrawn 01/80)

 

32

55022

1

24/04/78

12/05/78

Crankcase holed

 

33

55010

1

24/10/78

18/06/79

Time expired

 

34

55022

2

22/09/79

19/03/80

Aerating (suspect fractured liner)

 

No record of use between 19/03/80 – 19/03/81

35

55004

1

19/03/81

31/10/81

To allow 55008 back to traffic

Out SF

36

55008

1

12/11/81

23/01/82

Locomotive withdrawn

In SF

Installed in 18 locomotives: 00/01/02/03/04/06/07/08/10/11/12/14/15/17/18/19/20/21

Power unit purchased by DPS & currently in store

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