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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 75055 on 23/01/1957

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 4
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 408
To Service Sat 23/01/1957 to Bedford (15D)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 27/05/1967
Service Life 10 yrs, 4 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 28/02/1968 at Garnham, Harris and Elton (Chesterfield)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
BR2A 1019 23/01/1957 BR 3,500g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
15D   Bedford (New) on 23/01/1957
16A   Nottingham w/e 16/01/1960
15C   Leicester Midland w/e 23/01/1960
16A   Nottingham w/e 25/02/1961
15C   Leicester Midland w/e 10/02/1962
17A   Derby w/e 22/09/1962
1E   Bletchley w/e 25/05/1963
6D   Shrewsbury w/e 19/09/1964
1E   Bletchley w/e 10/10/1964
6F   Machynlleth w/e 19/06/1965
6D   Shrewsbury w/e 10/12/1966
6C   Croes Newydd w/e 11/03/1967
5D   Stoke w/e 13/05/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 27/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 15D Bedford w/e 26/01/1957
NEW 91M To London Midland Region m/e 31/01/1957
ALLOC 15C Leicester Midland 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 4w/e 04/03/1961
ALLOC 15C Leicester Midland 5w/e 03/03/1962
ALLOC 17A Derby 5w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 1E Bletchley 4w/e 01/06/1963
ALLOC 6D Shrewsbury 3w/e 03/10/1964
ALLOC 1E Bletchley w/e 10/10/1964
ALLOC 6F Machynlleth 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 6D Shrewsbury 4w/e 31/12/1966
ALLOC 6C Croes Newydd 5w/e 08/04/1967
WDN   w/e 27/05/1967
ALLOC 5D Stoke 5w/e 10/06/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1959 Cricklewood MPD has now acquired a batch of Metro-Vick diesels (D5712-9) to work the Moorgate line etc. and although allocated here some are working from Bedford (14E). The standard Class 4s 75040/1/3/4/55 have all been transferred to Leicester (15C). SLS/196003

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
23/01/1957 To Service To service as British Railways Number 75055
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Bedford (15D)
Tender fitted: BR2A
   
16/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
23/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15C)    
25/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
10/02/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15C)    
22/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
25/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
19/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (6D)    
10/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Machynlleth (6F)    
10/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (6D)    
11/03/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (6C)    
13/05/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
27/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 75055    
28/02/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Garnham, Harris and Elton: Chesterfield    

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