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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73081 on 17/06/1955

Names Carried
Date From Name
17/06/1955 EXCALIBUR

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sun 17/06/1955 to Stewarts Lane (73A)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 31/07/1966
Service Life 11 yrs, 1 mth , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1966 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
73A   Stewarts Lane (New) on 17/06/1955
70A   Nine Elms 6w/e 14/06/1959
70C   Guildford 4w/e 08/06/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 31/07/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 73A Stewarts Lane 2w/e 07/07/1955
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms P 14/06/1959
ALLOC 70C Guildford P 06/06/1965
WDN   w/e 31/07/1966

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
17/06/1955 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73081, name: EXCALIBUR
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
08/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Guildford (70C)    
31/07/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 73081    
10/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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