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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 77011 on 16/06/1954

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 3
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 406
To Service Sat 16/06/1954 to Darlington (51A)
Withdrawal Sat 05/02/1966
Service Life 11 yrs, 7 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1966 at Central Wagon Co. (Wigan)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
51A   Darlington (New) on 16/06/1954
51F   West Auckland on 08/08/1954
52C   Blaydon on 29/05/1955
52c   Alston on 17/12/1955
52A   Gateshead on 27/09/1959
52H   Tyne Dock on 11/09/1960
SBH   Blyth (South) on 23/04/1961
51L   Thornaby on 21/10/1962
55B   Stourton on 15/09/1963
8E   Northwich on 01/11/1964
     Withdrawn on 05/02/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 51A Darlington on 16/06/1954
NEW NYA   m/e 30/06/1954
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 4w/e 14/08/1954
ALLOC 52C Blaydon 4w/e 18/06/1955
ALLOC 52CALSTON   4w/e 31/12/1955
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 03/10/1959
ALLOC 52H Tyne Dock 4w/e 01/10/1960
ALLOC 52FS   4w/e 06/05/1961
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 5w/e 10/11/1962
ALLOC 55B Stourton 4w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 8E Northwich 4w/e 07/11/1964
WDN   w/e 05/02/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/07/1954 Darlington Area The most interesting news is that the Class 3 engines ex Swindon are now allowed to work over the Darlington-Tebay road, the first one over being No. 77011; she worked the 9.20 a.m. Darlington-Blackpool on (10/7) with 5 bogies and gave a very satisfactory performance: Since that date Nos. 77002 and 77012 have been over the route. No. 77013 arrived in the area on 22/7. No 77001 is now at West Auckland, with B.R. Standard class 2 type, and are proving great favourites with the enginemen in the N.E. region. The class 3 2-6-0's are performing very well over the Darlington-Tebay line, they have that little bit of extra boiler power which can make or mar a loco design. West Auckland men are using them on the Tebay mineral turns, and some change in the working of these trains may take place in the near future. It was a stirring sight to see Nos. 77002/11 double heading a Blackpool E.P. up Sandy Bank, Smardale, last Saturday morning, they were tackling the grade in the region of 40 m.p.h., a bit different to the '901' 2-4-0's, toiling up there in the old days. My father used to fire one of the small Fletcher 2-2-2's on the Kirkby-Tebay trains, and it was a work of art to get the old lady to keep her feet if the rails were at all greasy. The load would be 4-5 six wheelers, and 'Auld John' Stephenson, the driver, used to get 1932 ' at 'em ' over Smardale viaduct in no uncertain manner if he had a chance! The sparks used to fly far and wide till they cleared the cabin at Sandy Bank, sometimes with disastrous effect on lineside crops; self-cleaning smoke boxes are not entirely a new idea! The class 3's take the bank with much less fuss. SLS/195410
30/05/1959 Alston The regular engine on this branch from Haltwhistle seems to be 77011 (52C) and trains appear to be well patronised. A rumour that diesel sets were to be tried out has not materialised. SLS/195907
09/07/1961 Darlington Works (Stripping Shop Yard) Erecting Shop: D242, D2243/6/8, D2700, D3456, D4073-6, D5160-4, 60803/80/99, 61322, 61457, 63354, 63401/65, 65825, 77012, 78022, 80075, 90061, 90405/26, 92197. Stripping Shop: 61437. Stripping Shop Yard: 60882, 60935/71, 63367, 63417/66, 65760, 77011. Works Yard: D239/78/80, D5158, 43051, 43126/33/4/41, 46480, 60802/55, 60903/63, 63441, 65099, 65761/90, 65820/84, 67643/58, 67760, 68040/7/50, 90089, 92175. Crossing: D13, D4072, D5159. Stooperdale: 90074. Scrap Yard, (i) Complete Locos: 61432/45, 67665, 67707/19/32/8/40, DEPT54. Scrap Yard, (ii) Parts of Locos: 61455, 68080, 68316, 69105, 69921. SLS/196108
09/09/1963 Thornaby MPD (in store) The steam allocation here is now in store viz. 60859/946, 65859/84, 67635/40, 68023/39, 76024, 77001/11/4, 90072/81/406/46/51/593. From 9th September (when West Aukland closed) seven type 3 d/es now work all former West Aukland duties. SLS/196310

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
16/06/1954 To Service To service as British Railways Number 77011
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Darlington (51A )
   
08/08/1954 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
29/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
17/12/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Alston (52c)    
27/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
11/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
23/04/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Blyth (South) (SBH)    
21/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
15/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Stourton (55B)    
01/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
05/02/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 77011    
05/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Central Wagon Co.: Wigan    

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