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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 78010 m/e 12/1953

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 2
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 12/1953 to West Auckland (51F)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 10/09/1966
Service Life 12 yrs, 9 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1966 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
51F   West Auckland (New) m/e 12/1953
51J   Northallerton 4w/e 19/03/1955
66A   Polmadie 4w/e 16/03/1963
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 08/06/1963
51A   Darlington w/e 13/07/1963
55C   Farnley Junction w/e 09/11/1963
5B   Crewe South w/e 25/04/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 10/09/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 51F West Auckland on 24/12/1953
ALLOC 51J Northallerton 4w/e 26/03/1955
LOAN 66A Polmadie 4w/e 06/03/1963
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 30/03/1963
ALLOC 91X To Scottish Region 4w/e 31/03/1963
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 5w/e 08/06/1963
EXLOAN 91NE   5w/e 13/07/1963
EXLOAN 51A Darlington 5w/e 10/08/1963
TOSTORE   w/e 14/08/1963
ALLOC 55C Farnley Junction 4w/e 09/11/1963
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 09/05/1964
WDN   w/e 10/09/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/12/1953 Darlington Works North Road Works have completed 2MT 78010 an 78011 is ready for trials. Diesel shunters are out up to 13074, with the next four nearly completed. J2 65023 (fully lined out) and J5 65488, both from 38A, arrived here on 3rd December for cutting up. J77 68281 has also been cut up. SLS/195402
20/01/1954 Darlington MPD 78010/1 are working from West Auckland on Tebay mineral traffic and 65092 has gone to Kirkby Stephen for their Darlington passenger job. No. 45719 Glorious worked a down passenger through here on 9th January, and 64348 two trips York-Darlington the same week-end. SLS/195402
12/08/1964 Crewe Works (Paint Shop Yard) Arrival Sidings: 41264, 42233/581/651, 44836/8/934, 45005/38/249, 46487, 48050/205/301/556/617, 78023, 84028. Paint Shop: D1589, D1611/2/3/5/6, 26057, 27006, L.M.S. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland (painted in L.M.S. livery for Butlin's Camp, Ayrshire), 49395, Lion. Outside Paint Shop: D230/41/82, D302/22, D1610, D6826/36, 48641. Paint Shop Yard: 42210/152, 48158/62/462, 78010, 92203. Diesel Test Road: D207, D1614, D8053. Erecting Shop: New Construction D1619-D1636 in various stages of construction, D203/74/6/9/83, D304/6/29/33/84/6, D5719, D6843, D8009/13/17/55, 42134/577/611, 44695/946, 45003/338, 45558, 48104/36/215/18/87/305/531/710/67, 92001/59/166/77, 92205/12. No. 9 Shop: D1617/8. Outside Erecting Shop: 48010/193/466, 84026, 92042. Works Yard: D217/8/89/91, D350, D5706/16, D6758, D8045, 42115/697, 44593/937, 45297/325, 48002/153/267/426/548/53/676, 70001/9/36/51, 78044. Electric Traction Shop: E3021, 26033/52, D288, D315/24. Scrap Road: 48069/155/203/310/657/745, 84021/2. Dismantling Shed: 42090/614/86, 48335/64/494/540, 84025, 92065. SLS/196409

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1953 To Service To service as British Railways Number 78010
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to West Auckland (51F)
   
19/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Northallerton (51J)    
16/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
08/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
13/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
09/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Farnley Junction (55C)    
25/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
10/09/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 78010    
12/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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