26014 - A Brief History

26014 in Storage at Dundee during 1982 - Ken Joy.

1959

Delivered new to Hornsey as D5314 on 30th January

1960

Transferred to Finsbury Park Diesel Depot in April.

Transferred to Haymarket in June.

1974

Renumbered to 26014 in April.

1975

Transferred to Inverness in November.

1980

Transferred to Haymarket in October.

1982

Stored unservicable at Dundee on 6th September.

1983

Moved to Dunfermline Townhill for further storage.
26014 at Glasgow Central on 1st August 1985 with 1M01 0740 to Carlisle - Ken Joy.

1984

Reinstated to Haymarket after Refurbishment and fitting of air brakes on 9th June.

1987

Allocated to Eastfield in May. Stored Unservicable on 5th of October and moved to Glasgow works on the 14th. Reinstated on 6th November.

1991

Allocated to the weekend use only pool, and used on weekends from October onwards.

1992

Transferred to Inverness in August, then withdrawn with an engine defect on 9th October. Moved to Glasgow works, then Perth for storage.

1993

Sold to the Class 26 Preservation group in September.

1994

Arrived at Brechin Station, Caledonian Railway on 29th November.

26014 top and tailed with 27024 on a Wednesday working, Caledonian Railway in 1997 - Ken Joy.