_________________ Major Component Files _________________

 

_________ Series 2 Power Units 453 - 458 _________

 

Power Unit 453

 

 

Locomotive:

Installation:

(No.1/2 End)

Off Works:

(Fitted)

On Works:

(Removed)

Fault/Reason For Removal:

Notes:

01

D9020

2

12/02/62

13/12/62

‘C5’ cylinder liner cracked

 

02

D9021

1

07/03/63

07/01/64

Loco due classified repair

 

03

D9001

2

12/04/64

27/10/65

Loco due classified repair

 

04

D9018

2

17/03/66

07/11/66

Breathing heavy (suspect loose piston crown)

 

05

D9004

2

11/01/67

13/09/67

‘BC’ bank quill shaft defective

 

06

D9000

1

03/11/67

13/02/68

Removed on CM & EE instruction

 

07

D9011

2

08/07/68

06/10/69

Coolant in sump

 

08

9000

1

16/01/70

17/11/70

Aerating & defective coolant switch

 

09

9013

2

15/05/71

24/05/71

To allow 9015 back to traffic

 

10

9015

2

26/05/71

25/09/72

‘AB’ crankshaft damper adrift

 

11

9012

1

25/11/72

27/08/73

Loco due classified repair

 

12

9005

1

14/09/73

20/11/73

Loco due classified repair

 

13

9009

2

21/12/73

11/02/74

Severe internal knock

 

14

55019

1

29/05/74

22/03/75

Breathing heavy

 

15

55012

2

12/09/75

06/01/76

‘BC’ crankcase damper housing fractured

 

16

55021

1

15/01/76

22/04/76

Suspect fractured liner

 

17

55015

2

26/04/76

01/09/76

Dowty pump bearing collapsed

 

18

55009

1

14/09/76

23/11/76

Breathing heavy

 

19

55011

2

26/01/77

18/06/77

To allow 55017 back to traffic

 

20

55017

1

21/06/77

09/07/77

Aerating

 

21

55021

1

20/08/77

21/01/78

Aerating

 

22

55020

1

19/02/78

25/04/78

Dephased (55020 withdrawn 01/80)

 

23

55019

1

18/05/78

21/06/78

Time expired

 

24

55014

2

05/10/78

21/06/79

Pistons time expired

 

25

55007

2

09/10/79

10/11/79

Piston through crankcase

 

26

55005

1

29/01/80

11/07/80

High spectrographic analysis

 

27

55007

1

19/09/80

23/10/80

Phasing case bearing failure

 

28

55007

2

11/11/80

23/10/81

Fractured liner

Out SF

29

55018

2

23/11/81

24/11/81

55018 withdrawn 18/10/81

(55018 donated P/U 423 to 55007)

In SF

Installed in 16 locomotives: 00/01/04/05/07/09/11/12/13/14/15/17/18/19/20/21

Power unit scrapped

 

Power Unit 454

 

 

Locomotive:

Installation:

(No.1/2 End)

Off Works:

(Fitted)

On Works:

(Removed)

Fault/Reason For Removal:

Notes:

01

D9020

1

12/02/62

29/01/63

Loco due classified repair

 

02

D9011

2

06/04/63

08/04/64

Loco due classified repair

 

03

D9013

2

12/08/64

21/11/64

Loco due classified repair

 

04

D9007

2

07/12/64

27/11/65

Loco due classified repair

 

05

D9015

1

05/03/66

30/08/66

‘B’ bank crankcase fractured

 

06

D9013

2

27/01/67

20/11/67

Loco due classified repair

 

07

D9020

2

30/12/67

20/05/68

Loco due classified repair

 

08

D9015

1

05/09/68

03/02/69

Con rod through crankcase

 

09

D9001

1

26/07/69

19/08/70

Various faults inc. breathing heavy

 

10

9016

2

03/11/70

21/04/71

Loco due classified repair

 

11

9002

1

04/05/71

09/03/72

Loco due classified repair

 

12

9002

2

22/04/71

15/01/73

Breathing heavy

 

13

9017

2

08/03/73

22/04/74

Main generator faults

 

14

9011

1

09/08/74

02/10/74

Crankcase holed

 

15

9003

2

25/10/74

xx/07/75

No details

 

16

55004

1

28/11/75

06/02/76

Dephased

 

17

55022

2

26/02/76

19/07/76

Dephased

 

18

55011

1

28/07/76

24/08/76

Aerating (suspect fractured liner)

 

19

55006

1

22/09/76

22/12/76

Dephased

 

20

55005

1

07/01/77

31/03/77

Dephased

 

21

55017

1

-

-

Fitted 05/77 – failed on test

 

22

55002

2

12/07/77

14/06/78

Required gudgeon pin housing exam

 

23

55021

1

17/06/78

15/09/78

Aerating

 

No record of use between 15/09/78 – 18/07/79

24

55014

2

18/07/79

23/01/80

Suspect fractured liner

 

25

55007

1

22/02/80

11/06/80

Main generator faults

 

26

55015

2

09/07/80

12/01/81

Suspect fractured liner

 

27

55010

2

05/03/81

24/12/81

Locomotive withdrawn (aerating)

 

Installed in 17 locomotives: 00/01/02/03/04/05/06/07/10/11/13/14/15/16/17/20/21

Power unit scrapped

 

Power Unit 455

 

 

Locomotive:

Installation:

(No.1/2 End)

Off Works:

(Fitted)

On Works:

(Removed)

Fault/Reason For Removal:

Notes:

No record of use prior to 20/04/63

01

D9001

1

20/04/63

17/03/64

Loco due classified repair

 

02

D9010

1

04/10/64

16/08/65

No.4 ‘BC’ con rod fractured

 

03

D9004

2

31/01/66

17/11/66

Loco due classified repair

 

04

D9017

1

25/11/66

30/03/67

No details

 

05

D9012

2

27/06/67

10/06/68

Suspect fractured liner

 

06

D9018

2

27/09/68

16/04/69

Loco due classified repair

 

07

D9015

1

02/05/69

25/01/70

Loco due classified repair

 

08

9013

2

26/03/70

27/05/70

Loco due classified repair

 

09

9020

2

06/06/70

21/11/70

Suspect liner seal

 

10

9011

1

10/03/71

13/04/71

Loco due classified repair

 

11

9012

2

21/04/71

13/06/71

Coolant in sump

 

12

9019

2

11/09/71

16/02/72

Loco due classified repair

 

13

9020

2

23/02/72

21/09/72

No.2 ‘BC’ crankshaft broken

 

14

9014

2

22/11/72

26/02/73

Loco due classified repair

 

15

9000

2

06/03/73

16/07/73

Loco due classified repair

 

16

9009

2

02/08/73

02/10/73

High copper content

 

17

9013

2

19/10/73

29/01/74

Loco due classified repair

 

18

55007

1

06/02/74

04/04/74

Fractured liner

 

19

55002

2

12/07/74

12/12/74

Loco due classified repair

 

20

55008

1

17/12/74

20/12/74

Aerating

 

21

55022

1

29/01/75

24/04/75

To allow 55017 back to traffic

 

22

55017

1

28/04/75

04/07/75

Breathing heavy

 

23

55009

1

05/02/76

14/04/76

Broken bearing in phasing case

 

24

55003

2

28/04/76

18/10/76

Loco due classified repair

 

25

55012

1

26/10/76

20/12/76

Loco due classified repair

 

26

55007

1

31/12/76

15/03/77

Con rod through crankcase

 

27

55006

1

28/06/77

30/09/77

Breathing heavy

 

28

55009

1

08/12/77

04/10/78

Breathing heavy

 

29

55012

2

31/10/78

01/03/79

Dephased

 

30

55011

1

05/04/79

03/08/79

Time expired & suspect fractured liner

 

31

55021

2

06/01/80

02/06/81

Main generator fault

 

32

55014

2

15/07/81

23/09/81

Suspect fractured liner

 

Installed in 20 locomotives: 00/01/02/03/04/06/07/08/09/10/11/12/13/14/15/17/18/19/20/21

Power unit scrapped

 

Power Unit 456

 

 

Locomotive:

Installation:

(No.1/2 End)

Off Works:

(Fitted)

On Works:

(Removed)

Fault/Reason For Removal:

Notes:

01

D9000

1

(05/07/61)

xx/02/62

Possibly due classified repair

(In VF)/out RSH

No record of use between 02/62 – 07/03/63

02

D9021

2

07/03/63

15/11/63

Suspect fractured liner

In DONC

03

D9005

1

(04/03/64)

27/02/65

Loco due classified repair

 

04

D9004

1

27/02/65

26/04/65

Loco due classified repair

 

05

D9009

2

28/07/65

12/04/66

Water pump drive shaft fractured

 

06

D9012

2

02/05/66

07/02/67

Loco due classified repair

 

07

D9014

1

09/06/67

01/05/68

Loco due classified repair

 

08

D9020

2

24/05/68

09/08/68

Water in sump (suspect liner seal)

 

09

D9007

2

14/12/68

31/12/69

Internal coolant leak

 

10

9007

1

05/03/70

06/04/70

Loco due classified repair

 

11

9019

1

09/04/70

27/04/70

Loco due classified repair

 

12

9004

1

10/05/70

25/11/70

Breathing heavy

 

13

9013

1

07/01/71

09/01/71

Loco due classified repair

 

14

9016

1

13/01/71

21/04/71

Loco due classified repair

 

15

9018

1

07/07/71

27/11/71

No details

 

16

9011

2

02/02/72

15/03/73

Loco due classified repair

 

No record of use between 15/03/73 – 14/12/73

17

9018

2

14/12/73

24/07/74

Suspect fractured liner

 

18

55002

1

08/09/74

12/12/74

Loco due classified repair

 

19

55008

2

17/12/74

20/03/75

Loco due classified repair

 

20

55019

1

27/03/75

01/08/75

Breathing heavy

 

21

55014

1

29/08/75

25/09/75

To allow 55018 back to traffic

 

22

55018

2

30/09/75

31/12/75

‘BC’ crankcase fractured

 

Installed in 16 locomotives: 00/02/04/05/07/08/09/11/12/13/14/16/18/19/20/21

No record of use after 31/12/75 – power unit scrapped

 

Power Unit 457

 

 

Locomotive:

Installation:

(No.1/2 End)

Off Works:

(Fitted)

On Works:

(Removed)

Fault/Reason For Removal:

Notes:

01

D9000

2

(05/07/61)

xx/02/62

Possibly due classified repair

(In VF)/out RSH

02

D9017

1

22/03/62

18/03/63

Loco due classified repair

In RSH

03

D9018

1

27/05/63

25/05/64

Loco due classified repair

 

04

D9013

1

17/12/64

12/07/65

‘CA’ crankshaft dephased

 

05

D9018

2

24/07/65

05/03/66

‘BC’ quill shaft fractured

 

06

D9013

2

23/09/66

02/01/67

Loco due classified repair

 

07

D9000

2

15/01/67

20/03/67

Con rod adrift

 

08

D9015

1

26/07/67

24/01/68

Loco due classified repair

 

09

D9018

1

07/03/68

23/09/68

Loco due classified repair

 

10

D9005

1

03/10/68

02/12/68

Loco due classified repair

 

11

D9010

2

07/03/69

30/01/70

Coolant in sump

 

12

9000

2

10/04/70

28/10/70

Suspect fractured liner

 

13

9007

2

04/02/71

07/05/71

Loco due classified repair

 

14

9021

1

12/05/71

21/07/71

Main generator faults

 

15

9011

1

06/08/71

21/09/71

Suspect fractured liner

 

16

9013

1

04/11/71

08/11/71

To allow 9017 back to traffic

 

17

9017

1

10/11/71

10/10/72

Liner seal leaking

 

18

9019

2

21/12/72

22/01/73

No details

 

19

9010

1

02/02/73

04/03/74

Loco due classified repair

 

20

9012

2

05/07/74

18/09/74

Loco due classified repair

 

21

55007

2

26/09/74

18/01/75

Repeatedly cutting out

 

22

55015

1

07/02/75

01/09/75

Time expired

 

23

55013

1

07/02/76

25/05/76

Loco due classified repair

 

24

55020

1

28/05/76

29/09/76

Con rod through crankcase

 

No record of use between 29/09/76 – 25/06/77

25

55003

1

25/06/77

19/01/78

To allow 55012 back to traffic

 

26

55012

2

21/01/78

28/10/78

Time expired

 

No record of use between 28/10/78 – 05/08/79

27

55010

1

05/08/79

05/02/80

Scavenge blower drive sheared

 

28

55006

1

16/04/80

04/06/80

Dephased

 

29

55008

2

09/07/80

03/03/81

Suspect fractured liner

 

30

55014

2

18/06/81

13/07/81

Suspect fractured liner

 

31

55002

1

11/09/81

 

 

 

Officially power unit 457 was replaced by 442 at Stratford 05/12/81 and 457 (main generator faults)

fitted to withdrawn 55014, however 457  is still fitted to 55002 which was preserved as part of the

National Collection 01/82

 

Installed in 18 locomotives: 00/02/03/05/06/07/08/10/11/12/13/14/15/17/18/19/20/21

55002 preserved 01/82 – 457 still fitted

 

Power Unit 458
See also 458 photos

 

 

Locomotive:

Installation:

(No.1/2 End)

Off Works:

(Fitted)

On Works:

(Removed)

Fault/Reason For Removal:

Notes:

No record of use prior to 03/11/61

01

D9015

2

03/11/61

06/05/63

Loco due classified repair

In RSH
Officially DONC

02

D9002

1

23/08/63

12/10/64

Loco due classified repair

 

03

D9002

1

15/04/65

26/09/65

Loco due classified repair

 

04

D9021

1

03/10/65

08/09/66

Loco due classified repair

 

05

D9019

1

26/01/67

14/06/67

Main generator faults

 

06

D9018

2

19/06/67

05/02/68

Loco due classified repair

 

07

D9005

2

04/03/68

18/03/68

Loco due classified repair

 

08

D9011

1

20/03/68

08/05/68

Loco due classified repair

 

09

D9020

2

20/08/68

15/01/69

Cutting out at high temperature

 

10

D9013

2

31/01/69

20/10/69

Loco due classified repair

 

11

9007

2

02/01/70

06/04/70

Loco due classified repair

 

12

9014

1

16/04/70

03/04/71

Aerating

 

13

9004

1

27/08/71

04/12/71

To allow 9000 back to traffic

 

14

9000

2

07/12/71

14/08/72

Loco due classified repair

 

15

9004

1

18/08/72

25/08/72

Liner seal defect

 

16

9003

2

20/10/72

02/02/73

Piston adrift

 

17

9018

2

15/02/73

07/08/73

Fractured liner

 

18

55009

2

14/02/74

13/07/74

Dephased

 

19

55003

2

02/08/74

22/10/74

Aerating (suspect fractured liner)

 

20

55005

1

10/12/74

19/03/75

High copper content

 

21

55011

1

22/04/75

13/05/75

To allow 55014 back to traffic

 

22

55014

2

15/05/75

25/09/75

Breathing heavy

 

23

55016

2

27/04/76

28/06/76

No details

 

24

55006

2

20/07/76

24/09/76

‘B1’ con rod through crankcase

 

25

55014

1

10/03/77

02/05/77

Suspect fractured liner

 

26

55019

2

12/06/77

15/01/78

Dephased

 

27

55011

2

22/05/78

22/03/79

Suspect fractured liner

 

28

55017

2

13/08/79

31/05/80

Suspect fractured liner

 

29

55005

1

16/07/80

21/02/81

Locomotive withdrawn (fan shaft faults)

 

30

55019

1

06/08/81

17/08/81

Throwing oil from exhaust

 

Installed in 18 locomotives: 00/02/03/04/05/06/07/09/11/13/14/15/16/17/18/19/20/21

Power unit believed to be that on display at the NRM York

 

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