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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73074 on 25/12/1954

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sun 25/12/1954 to Patricroft (10C)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 06/09/1964
Service Life 9 yrs, 8 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1965 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
10C   Patricroft (New) on 25/12/1954
71G   Bath Green Park (S&D) 6w/e 20/04/1955
19B   Sheffield Millhouses 4w/e 13/08/1955
20A   Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 25/02/1956
19B   Sheffield Millhouses 4w/e 24/03/1956
41B   Sheffield Grimesthorpe w/e 10/01/1959
41D   Canklow w/e 15/04/1961
70A   Nine Elms w/e 08/12/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 06/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 10C Patricroft w/e 25/12/1954
LOAN 71G Bath Green Park (S&D) 4w/e 23/04/1955
ALLOC 71G Bath Green Park (S&D) 4w/e 18/06/1955
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 2w/e 07/07/1955
LOAN 19B Sheffield Millhouses 4w/e 13/08/1955
ALLOC 19B Sheffield Millhouses 4w/e 08/10/1955
LOAN 20A Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 25/02/1956
ALLOC 19B Sheffield Millhouses 4w/e 24/03/1956
LOAN 41C Sheffield Millhouses on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 41C Sheffield Millhouses on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 41B Sheffield Grimesthorpe 4w/e 24/01/1959
ALLOC 41D Canklow 5w/e 13/05/1961
ALLOC 91S To Southern Region 2w/e 15/12/1962
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms P 17/12/1962
WDN   w/e 06/09/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/12/1960 Doncaster Works (Stripping Road) New Erecting Shop: E3057-63, D3329, 12125, and frames for three new diesel shunters. Stripping Road: 60113, 60507/10/32, 61083, 61141/51, 73074. Scrap Road: 61771, 62666, 63950/3, 641S2,48875 68943/7, 69293, 69581. Erecting Shop: 43148, 60004/15/25/74/86, 60109, 60539, 61044, 61177, 61314, 61807, 73097, D3475/86, D8020. Erecting Shop Yard: 60058/66, 60144/5, 61266/85, 63923, D3487. Crimpsall Yard: 63944, 68911/4. Paint Shop: 60006, 60531. 61279, 61366, 61862, 62022/56, 63935, D312, D2113, D2207, D5675-7, E3056. SLS/196102
21/01/1963 Derby Works (Paint Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D35, D79, D85, D92, D102, D113, D159, D165, D303, D5008/10/23/5. Test House: D87, D125/6, D3567, D5000/22/76/89. Paint Shop: 73068/74. Diesel Finishing Shop: D152, D5018, D5186/7. Pullman Car uM60093. Erecting Shop: No. 1 Bay-41712 G, 44394, 47471, 47597/9, 73014/40/69, 75045/60, Erecting Shop: No. 2 Bay-D139, D2387, D2507, D2908, D3085, D5002/3, D5381, Erecting Shop: No. 3 Bay-D5188-5202 under construction, note correction of numbers from those quoted in last month's journal. Works Yard: 10000, 10201/2/3 all stored awaiting decision outside works offices, D8, D60/3, D72, D96, D110/4/8, D154, D5006/79/138, 42500, 43428, 44228 frames, 44260, ED6 an ED7 frames. SLS/196302

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
25/12/1954 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73074
Built at Crewe Works
Allocated to Patricroft (10C)
   
20/04/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Bath Green Park (S&D) (71G)    
13/08/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Millhouses (19B)    
25/02/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Millhouses (19B)    
10/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Grimesthorpe (41B)    
15/04/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Canklow (41D)    
08/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
06/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 73074    
03/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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