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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D423 08/05/1968  
TOPS (Tops) 50023 18/12/1973  

Names Carried
Name Date From
Howe 17/05/1978

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 50
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
5008/05/1968
Wheels Co-Co
Builder English Electric Vulcan Foundry
To Service 08/05/1968 to Western Lines (LMR) (WL)
Withdrawn 15/10/1990
Time in Service 22 yrs, 5 mths , 7 dys
Cut Up 30/04/2003
Cut At Harry Needle Railroad Company (at Barrow Hill)
Status Scrapped

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
WL   Western Lines (LMR) (New) on 08/05/1968
D05   Stoke Division on 17/06/1968
BR   Bristol Bath Road w/e 11/05/1974
LA   Laira w/e 08/05/1976
     Withdrawn on 15/10/1990

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
08/05/1968 xes Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating, Slow Speed Control BR AWS    


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
08/05/1968 To Service To service as British Railways number D423
Built at English Electric Vulcan Foundry
Allocated to Western Lines (LMR) (WL)
   
17/06/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke Division (D05)    
18/12/1973 Renumbered Renumbered to 50023    
11/05/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BR)    
08/05/1976 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (LA)    
17/05/1978 Naming Named 'Howe' at Laira    
15/10/1990 Withdrawn Condemned as 50023    
30/04/2003 Scrapped Broken up by Harry Needle Railroad Company: at Barrow Hill    

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