Locomotive Disposals Class 27 - 27/06/08
Disposals: Class 27

27023 Vic Berry Leicester 19/03/89
Photo: M Lodge

Class 27

D5383, the only Class 27 not renumbered, was withdrawn from service in January 1966.
The first renumbered Class 27 taken out of service was 27039 withdrawn in October 1975. The rest of the Class were removed from traffic between 1975 and 1987 with 27008 withdrawn during August 1987 being the last in service.

Cashmore's disposed of the early casualty D5383 whilst BREL have disposed of 14 Class 27s, one at Derby Works, three at Swindon Works and ten at Glasgow Works. MC Metals Glasgow disposed of five Class 27s whilst Vic Berry's at Leicester or on site at Thornton or Derby scrapped 40 Class 27s.
The last disposal, barring one example, 27043 which, due to its asbestos content was buried in a tip near Glasgow, was 27018 scrapped by MC Metals during August 1989 at Glasgow.

Eight Class 27s have been preserved.

Loco Stored / Withdrawn Disposal
27/0
27001 (D5347) 07/87 ED P: Preserved / Private Owner
27002 (D5348) 01/86 HA C: 02/88 V Berry Leicester
27003 (D5349) 01/87 ED C: 12/87 MC Metals Glasgow
27004 (D5350) 05/86 HA C: 09/87 V Berry Leicester
27005 (D5351) 07/87 ED P: Preserved / Private Owner
27006 (D5352) 01/76 ED C: 01/77 BREL Glasgow Works
27007 (D5353) 01/85 IS P: Preserved / Private Owner
27008 (D5354) 08/87 ED C: 11/87 MC Metals Glasgow
27009 (D5355) 07/80 ED C: 01/82 BREL Glasgow Works
27010 (D5356) 04/86 HA C: 10/87 V Berry Leicester
27011 (D5357) 03/81 ED C: 09/82 BREL Derby Works
27012 (D5358) 05/86 HA C: 12/87 V Berry Leicester
27013 (D5359) 07/76 ED C: 07/77 BREL Glasgow Works
27014 (D5360) 09/86 HA C: 10/87 V Berry Leicester
27015 (D5361) 01/77 ED C: 04/77 BREL Glasgow Works
27016 (D5362) 04/84 ED C: 07/87 V Berry Leicester
27017 (D5363) 05/86 HA C: 04/88 V Berry Leicester
27018 (D5364) 05/86 HA C: 08/89 MC Metals Glasgow
27019 (D5365) 05/84 ED C: 05/85 BREL Swindon Works
27020 (D5366) 04/86 ED C: 02/87 V Berry at Thornton Yard
27021 (D5367) 06/85 IS C: 04/87 V Berry at Thornton Yard
27022 (D5368) 01/85 ED C: 09/87 V Berry Leicester
27023 (D5369) 05/86 HA C: 03/89 V Berry Leicester
27024 (D5370) 07/87 ED D: ADB968028   P: Preserved / Private Owner
27025 (D5371) 06/87 ED C: 03/89 V Berry Leicester
27026 (D5372) 07/87 ED C: 02/88 V Berry Leicester
27027 (D5373) 06/83 ED C: 04/87 V Berry at Thornton Yard
27028 (D5375) 08/84 ED C: 08/85 BREL Swindon Works
27029 (D5376) 01/86 ED C: 04/87 V Berry at Thornton Yard
27030 (D5377) 04/86 ED C: 10/87 V Berry Leicester
27031 (D5378) 05/78 ED C: 08/78 BREL Glasgow Works
27032 (D5379) 05/85 IS C: 03/87 V Berry at Thornton Yard
27033 (D5381) 02/86 HA C: 02/87 V Berry at Thornton Yard
27034 (D5382) 07/84 ED C: 12/85 BREL Swindon Works
D5383 01/66 ML C: 06/67 J Cashmore Great bridge
27035 (D5384) 09/76 ED C: 03/77 BREL Glasgow Works
27036 (D5385) 05/86 HA C: 03/87 V Berry at Thornton Yard
27037 (D5389) 03/86 ED C: 04/89 V Berry Leicester
27038 (D5390) 02/87 ED C: 09/87 V Berry Leicester
27039 (D5398) 10/75 ED C: 05/77 BREL Glasgow Works
27040 (D5402) 01/86 HA C: 04/87 V Berry at Thornton Yard
27041 (D5405) 05/86 ED C: 04/89 V Berry Leicester
27042 (D5406) 07/87 ED C: 08/87 V Berry Leicester
27043 (D5414) 04/80 ED X: 11/85 Paterson's Tip Mount Vernon
27044 (D5415) 07/80 ED C: 02/82 BREL Glasgow Works
27045 (27101 D5374) 05/86 ED C: 01/89 V Berry Leicester
27046 (27102 D5380) 07/87 ED C: 06/88 MC Metals Glasgow
27047 (27103 27118 D5413) 04/86 IS C: 09/87 V Berry Leicester
27048 (27104 D5387) 05/86 IS C: 09/87 V Berry Leicester
27049 (27105 D5388) 04/87 ED C: 03/88 V Berry Leicester
27050 (27106 D5394) 07/87 ED P: Preserved / Private Owner
27051 (27107 D5395) 07/87 ED C: 10/87 V Berry Leicester
27052 (27108 D5396) 07/87 ED C: 09/87 V Berry Leicester
27053 (27109 D5397) 05/87 ED C: 04/89 V Berry Leicester
27054 (27110 D5399) 07/87 ED C: 06/88 MC Metals Glasgow
27055 (27111 D5400) 07/87 ED C: 04/88 V Berry Leicester
27056 (27112 D5401) 02/87 ED P: Preserved / Private Owner
27058 (27204 27122 D5403) 05/86 ED C: 08/87 V Berry Leicester
27059 (27205 27123 D5410) 07/87 ED P: Preserved / Private Owner
27063 (27209 27115 D5408) 07/87 ED C: 03/89 V Berry Leicester
27064 (27210 27116 D5409) 05/86 IS C: 08/87 V Berry Leicester
27065 (27211 27117 D5411) 05/86 IS C: 08/87 V Berry Leicester
27066 (27212 27103 D5386) 07/87 ED P: Preserved / Private Owner
27/2
27201 (27119 D5391) 01/79 HA C: 02/82 BREL Glasgow Works
27202 (27120 D5392) 08/80 ED C: 01/82 BREL Glasgow Works
27203 (27121 D5393) 05/83 ED C: 02/86 V Berry at Derby Etches Park MPD
27206 (27124 D5412) 03/86 ED C: 10/87 V Berry Leicester
27207 (27113 D5404) 05/86 ED D: ADB968025   C: 02/88 V Berry Leicester
27208 (27114 D5407) 02/86 ED C: 01/89 V Berry Leicester

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