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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73153 on 24/05/1957

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 24/05/1957 to St Rollox (Balornock) (65B)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 10/12/1966
Service Life 9 yrs, 6 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1967 at Shipbreaking Industries (Faslane)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
65B   St Rollox (Balornock) (New) on 24/05/1957
65J   Stirling 9w/e 26/11/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 10/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 65B St Rollox (Balornock) on 24/05/1957
ALLOC 65J Stirling 3w/e 03/12/1966
WDN   w/e 10/12/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/02/1963 Glasgow - Aberdeen Pacific workings The last regular workings of L.N.E.R Pacifics - during December and January, Ferryhill usually used 60009 an 60011 on the 7-10 a.m. to Glasgow (back with the 5-30 p.m.) but 60002/4/57/97/522/37 also appeared, whilst the standbies were 60527 or 60955 (rarely required). 60537 appeared on 25th January-one month after its 'withdrawal'! ' St. Rollox usually used 60027* on the 8-25 a.m. to Aberdeen (back with the 5-15 p.m.) with as standby 60031 or 60090, whilst 60012 was borrowed from Haymarket for most of November and December; other locomotives to appear were 60004/512/955/72 an 73153. * 60027 was in Grangemouth shed for repair on 11th February. SLS/196303

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/05/1957 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73153
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to St Rollox (Balornock) (65B)
   
26/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Stirling (65J)    
10/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 73153    
04/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Shipbreaking Industries: Faslane    

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