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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73135 on 27/10/1956

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 27/10/1956 to Holyhead (6J)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 30/03/1968
Service Life 11 yrs, 5 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1968 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
6J   Holyhead (New) on 27/10/1956
15C   Leicester Midland 4w/e 17/05/1958
17A   Derby w/e 10/01/1959
17C   Rowsley w/e 21/11/1959
17C   Rowsley w/e 07/04/1962
16C   Derby w/e 02/05/1964
9H   Patricroft w/e 12/09/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 30/03/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 6J Holyhead w/e 27/10/1956
ALLOC 15C Leicester Midland 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 17A Derby 5w/e 31/01/1959
ALLOC 17C Rowsley 5w/e 05/05/1962
ALLOC 16C Derby 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 9H Patricroft w/e 12/09/1964
WDN 9H Patricroft w/e 30/03/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
15/11/1963 Crewe Works (Paint Shop Yard) Paint Shop: 45494, 49395, D1031/72, 27004 and three Brush Type 4s (D1500 series). Paint Shop Yard: 44677, 45059, 45574, 48094/371/502/760, 73135, 75000, 82000, 92008, D221/49, D1030. Yard: 42668, 44500, 44676/86/762/892/904, 45139/263/280/317/736, 46119/43, 46227/31/2, 46452, 48411, 70025, 78028/62, 84013, 90630, 92068/81/178. Electric Loco. Shop: E3019, 26005/16/20, 27001/2. Outside Erecting Shop: 44696, 44726, 45072/137, 46489, 78013, 92071/109, D200/6/15, D374/81/95. Erecting Shop: 44671/712/33/59/858/927, 45013/25/106/293/403/29/34/7/91, 46434/7, 48472/725/31, 70045, 77002, 78033/55, 80105, 92013/153/68/74/82/234, D222/8/9/31/3/45/52/93/7, D303, D6769, D8001. Cut-up Shop: remains of 46158 remains. Locos. cut up at Crewe w/e 19/10: 42556/853, 45100/315, 46223, 49104; w/e 26/10-42238/79, 46224, 49408, 84012; w/e 2/11-45625/45, 46149/222/42; w/e 9/11-42157/288/319, 44309, 45521, 45706; w/e 16/11-42442, 45591, 46126/58/230/49. New construction comprised Brush Type 4s (D1500s), Western Type 4s (D1000s). SLS/196312

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
27/10/1956 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73135
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to Holyhead (6J)
   
17/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15C)    
10/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
21/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Rowsley (17C)    
07/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Rowsley (17C)    
02/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (16C)    
12/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
30/03/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 73135    
09/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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