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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) E3023 05/02/1962
TOPS (Tops) 81020 10/05/1975

Locomotive Specifics
Class 81
Wheels Bo-Bo
Builder Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
Works Number 1105
To Service 05/02/1962
To Service At London Midland - Western Lines (LMW)
Withdrawn 09/09/1987
Time in Service 25 yrs, 7 mths , 4 dys
Cut Up 09/12/1991
Cut At Coopers Metals Attercliffe
Status Scrapped

Allocations
Code Name Date From
LMW London Midland - Western Lines (New) on 05/02/1962
GW Glasgow Shields Road w/e 29/03/1975
   Withdrawn on 09/09/1987

Modifications
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
25/01/1973   Air Brakes fitted        

Configuration
Configuration Date Configuration Description Additional Source
05/02/1962 ve Vacuum braked, Electric Train Heating    
25/01/1973 xe Dual braked, Electric Train Heating    


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/02/1962 To Service To service as British Railways number E3023
Built at Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company, Works Number 1105		    
25/01/1973 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
29/03/1975 Allocation Reallocated to Glasgow Shields Road (GW)    
10/05/1975 Renumbered Renumbered to 81020    
09/09/1987 Withdrawn Condemned as 81020    
09/12/1991 Scrapped Broken up by Coopers Metals: Attercliffe    

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