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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 70033 on 13/12/1952

Names Carried
Date From Name
13/12/1952 CHARLES DICKENS

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Britannia
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 13/12/1952 to Holyhead (6J)
Withdrawal Sat 15/07/1967
Service Life 14 yrs, 7 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1968 at Campbells (Airdrie)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
6J   Holyhead (New) on 13/12/1952
9A   Longsight 3w/e 24/01/1953
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) w/e 06/02/1960
1A   Willesden w/e 04/02/1961
6G   Llandudno Junction w/e 29/12/1962
6J   Holyhead w/e 02/03/1963
1A   Willesden w/e 25/05/1963
5A   Crewe North w/e 14/09/1963
5B   Crewe South w/e 29/05/1965
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 26/06/1965
     Withdrawn on 15/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 6J Holyhead on 13/12/1952
ALLOC 9A Longsight 4w/e 24/01/1953
ALLOC 9E Trafford Park (LMS) 4w/e 27/02/1960
ALLOC 1A Willesden 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 6G Llandudno Junction 4w/e 29/12/1962
ALLOC 6J Holyhead 4w/e 02/03/1963
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 01/06/1963
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 12/06/1965
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 10/07/1965
WDN   w/e 15/07/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/01/1961 Trafford Park MPD 70004/14/5/7/21/32/3/42 have been transferred to Willesden and replaced by 45540, 46106/22/37/41/3/53/8. On Saturday, 7th January, 70004 worked the 12-34 p.m. Watford-New St. Birmingham and returned on the 7-37 p.m. New St.-Euston. SLS/196102
08/01/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D77/8, D83/5, D3921, 42179, 45063/8, 45646/95, 48755, L.N.W.R. 1054 and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D74/5/9, D80/2/4, 44767, 45132, 45201, 45348, 45667, 46457, 48529, 48600, 70032, 90346. Works Sidings: 40161, 44697, 44734/82, 44867, 44936, 45336, 45428, 46235, 46430, 49158/99, 49270, 49432, 70021, 84015, 92092, 92160/7. Erecting Shop: D90-6, 42476, 42580, 44869, 45037/48, 45197, 45219/40/50/77/94, 45302/44, 45411/9, 45506/78/82, 45616/38/54/75/80, 46203/9/47/50/5, 46410/36, 48054, 48120/73, 48255, 48438, 48635/68, 48898, 49281, 70033, 90137/8/57/97, 90203/33/51, 90316, 90509, 92018/33/43, 92134/55/65. Outside Erecting Shop: 42295, 45515/60, 46103/36/7, 48508, 49034, 90297, 92048. New Erecting Shop: D76, D81/6-9, D97-102. Cutting-up Shop: Nil. SLS/196102
20/09/1964 Crewe Works (Works Yard) Paint Shop: D1622 painted, D1623 undercoat, D1626 undercoat, D1627 undercoat, D6786, 26049. Arrival Sidings: 42233, 42267, 42651, 42665, 44667, 45031, 45038, 45249, 48050, 48056, 48153, 48205, 48206, 48252, 48267, 48301, 48365, 48558, 48617, 78023, 92157. Works Siding adjacent to Scrap Road: 48069, 48155, 48202, 48310, 48657. Scrap Road: 42092, 48341, 84023. Traction Shop: D338, D371, E3012, 26025, 27004, 27005. Traction Shop Yard: D203, D274, D304, D379, D1646, D1647, D1648, D1649, D1650, D1651 shell, D8055. Erecting Shop Yard: D221, D232, D348, 42115, 48450, 70031. Minor Repair Road: 44688, 45195, 45455. Erecting Shop: D237, D244, D290, D301, D306, D329, D370, D380, D1624 undercoat, D1628 undercoat, D1629 undercoat, D1630 motors mounted, D1631 motors mounted, D1632 motors mounted, D1633, D1634, D1635, D1636, D1637, D1638, D1639, D1640, D1641, D1642, D1643, D1644, D1645 shell, D5706, D6768, D8017, D8056, 42436, 42546, 44664, 44779, 44814, 44835, 45005, 45327, 46487, 48057, 48218, 48247, 48335, 48351, 48356, 48357, 48364, 48435, 48540, 70022, 84015, 84025. Works Yard: 42186, 42421, 42608, 44663, 44715, 44803, 44857, 45103, 45307, 45392, 45716, 46491, 48002, 48024, 48081, 48160, 48334, 48552, 48721, 70033, 70034, 70053, 92024, 92100, 92139, 92206, 92223, 92231. Paint Shop Yard: D213, D276, D283, D354, D1621 painted, D333, D1625 undercoat, D6788, D8045, D8052, 42072, 45112, 45325, 48253, 48548, 48676, 70001, 70009, 70044, 78044. SLS/196410
10/10/1964 Crewe Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop: D1631-6 Motors, D1636-43 Equip., D1644-53 bodies; D243/71/87/97, D345/77/90/9, D5706/16, D6737, D8038/44/7, 42187, 42546, 44715, 44803/57, 44934, 45038, 45307/92, 48081, 48155/205/310/34/552/617, 70033/53, 78023, 84028, 92024/98, 92100; New Erecting shop: D324/36/8/53, 26025/57, 27005. Traverser Area: D237 on test, D1630 on test, D301/5/80/2, D5714, D6787/911, E3014, 26030, 44838, 45005/191, 45455, 48002/24/46/160/435/639/719/21, 70002/22, 92233; Paint shop: D221, D1627/8, D8017; Outside paint shop: D290, D304/48, D1629, 44688/779/846, 46847, 48356, 84015/25; Works yard: D232, 44710/74/985, 45279, 46484, 46519, 48306/57/533/654/740, 70011/34, 80072, 92008/74/9. SLS/196411
15/11/1964 Crewe North MPD (Ex-Works) Ex-Works: D208, D380, D1631/2, 42546, 46491 44803, 70033, 78023; Stored: 45552/4/6, 45617/72/6, 45704, 46228/35/9/40/5/8,51/4/6, 71000. Also on shed: D1585, D1697, D1744, 5056. SLS/196412

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
13/12/1952 To Service To service as British Railways Number 70033, name: CHARLES DICKENS
Built at Crewe Works
Allocated to Holyhead (6J)
   
24/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
06/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
04/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
29/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (6G)    
02/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
25/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
14/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
29/05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
26/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
15/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 70033    
04/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Campbells: Airdrie    

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