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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D5408 15/08/1962  
TOPS (Tops) 27115 01/1974  
TOPS (27/2) 27209 15/02/1975  
TOPS (27/0) 27063 16/09/1982  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 27
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
2715/08/1962
Wheels Bo-Bo
Builder Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
To Service 15/08/1962 to Cricklewood East (14A)
Withdrawn 01/07/1987
Time in Service 24 yrs, 10 mths , 16 dys
Cut Up 03/1989
Cut At Vic Berry (Leicester)
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GSYP Green with half yellow panels and a narrow white bodyside band at waist height. White window surrounds 15/08/1962
GFYE Green with full yellow cab front or nose 02/1968
BFYE BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front by 05/1971

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
14A   Cricklewood East (New) on 15/08/1962
D14   London (Midland) on 16/01/1965
ML   Line Power Controller, Derby w/e 02/03/1968
D14   London (Midland) w/e 04/05/1968
D01   London Division on 17/06/1968
D16   Nottingham Division w/e 20/07/1968
65A   Eastfield w/e 01/03/1969
64B   Haymarket 7w/e 27/03/1971
     Withdrawn on 01/07/1987

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
08/1971   Air Brakes fitted        
by 02/1975   Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted        
by 04/1978   Modified headcode box (black blinds with 2 marker lights)        
by 03/1980   ETH equipment isolated        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
15/08/1962 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat      
08/1971 xb Dual brakes, Steam heat      
by 02/1975 xd Dual brakes, Dual heat      


Sightings
Report Date Title Location Report Headcode Reference
01/03/1975 Eastfield shed visit Eastfield On shed   Bruce Strong, Facebook

Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
15/08/1962 To Service To service as British Railways number D5408
Built at Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
Allocated to Cricklewood East (14A)
Livery applied: Green with half yellow panels and a narrow white bodyside band at waist height. White window surrounds
   
16/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to London (Midland) (D14)    
02/1968 Livery Change of livery to Green with full yellow cab front or nose    
02/03/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Line Power Controller, Derby (ML)    
04/05/1968 Allocation Reallocated to London (Midland) (D14)    
17/06/1968 Allocation Reallocated to London Division (D01)    
20/07/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham Division (D16)    
01/03/1969 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (65A)    
27/03/1971 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (64B)    
05/1971 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front    
08/1971 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
01/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 27115    
02/1975 Modification Modification: Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted    
15/02/1975 Renumbered Renumbered to 27209    
04/1978 Modification Modification: Modified headcode box (black blinds with 2 marker lights)    
03/1980 Modification Modification: ETH equipment isolated    
16/09/1982 Renumbered Renumbered to 27063    
01/07/1987 Withdrawn Condemned as 27063    
03/1989 Scrapped Broken up by Vic Berry: Leicester    

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