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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73028 on 28/12/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 28/12/1951 to Blackpool Central (28A)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 10/12/1966
Service Life 14 yrs, 11 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
28A   Blackpool Central (New) on 28/12/1951
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 03/10/1953
82F   Bath Green Park (S&D) 4w/e 14/06/1958
82E   Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 16/07/1960
82F   Bath Green Park (S&D) 4w/e 08/10/1960
82E   Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 20/05/1961
82C   Swindon 4w/e 30/11/1963
85C   Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 25/01/1964
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 3w/e 04/05/1964
2B   Oxley on 01/11/1964
9K   Bolton w/e 30/04/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 10/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 28A Blackpool Central w/e 29/12/1951
LOAN 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 03/10/1953
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 30/09/1956
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 06/10/1956
ALLOC 82F Bath Green Park (S&D) 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 82E Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 16/07/1960
ALLOC 82F Bath Green Park (S&D) 4w/e 05/10/1960
ALLOC 82E Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 26/05/1961
ALLOC 82C Swindon 4w/e 30/11/1963
ALLOC 85C Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 27/01/1964
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 3w/e 04/05/1964
TOSTORE   3w/e 14/09/1964
ALLOC 2B Oxley 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region w/e 09/11/1964
ALLOC 9K Bolton 4w/e 07/05/1966
WDN   w/e 10/12/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/10/1959 Eastleigh Works (On Works) On Works:- 30028/505/14/38/803/64, 32650/4037/83, 35013/6/25/6/8, 41314/2081, 73028/84, 84021/3, E5005, 20003. Waiting works:- 30055/104/783, 34026/62/6, 35012/5, 42076, 75079; ex-Works:- 30667, 30844, 34044, 35014. SLS/195912

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
28/12/1951 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73028
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to Blackpool Central (28A)
   
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Bath Green Park (S&D) (82F)    
16/07/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (82E)    
08/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Bath Green Park (S&D) (82F)    
20/05/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (82E)    
30/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (82C)    
25/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Barnwood (85C)    
04/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
01/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (2B)    
30/04/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
10/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 73028    
04/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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