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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D438 16/09/1968  
TOPS (Tops) 50038 23/02/1974  

Names Carried
Name Date From
Formidable 05/05/1978

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 50
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
5016/09/1968
Wheels Co-Co
Builder English Electric Vulcan Foundry
Works Number 3808/D1179
To Service 16/09/1968 to Stoke Division (D05)
Withdrawn 27/09/1988
Time in Service 20 yrs , 11 dys
Cut Up 06/1989
Cut At Vic Berry (Leicester)
Status Scrapped

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
D05   Stoke Division (New) on 16/09/1968
BR   Bristol Bath Road w/e 04/05/1974
LA   Laira m/e 05/1977
LA   Laira m/e 11/1978
OC   Old Oak Common on 04/10/1987
     Withdrawn on 27/09/1988

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
16/09/1968 xes Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating, Slow Speed Control BR AWS    


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
16/09/1968 To Service To service as British Railways number D438
Built at English Electric Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 3808
Allocated to Stoke Division (D05)
   
23/02/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 50038    
04/05/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BR)    
05/1977 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (LA)    
05/05/1978 Naming Named 'Formidable' at Laira    
11/1978 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (LA)    
04/10/1987 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (OC)    
27/09/1988 Withdrawn Condemned as 50038    
06/1989 Scrapped Broken up by Vic Berry: Leicester    

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