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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 78038 on 20/11/1954

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 2
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
To Service Sat 20/11/1954 to Bescot (3A)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 20/08/1966
Service Life 11 yrs , 9 mths

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

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
3A   Bescot (New) on 20/11/1954
6D   Chester Northgate 4w/e 06/10/1956
6K   Rhyl 4w/e 22/03/1958
8E   Northwich w/e 28/11/1959
1A   Willesden w/e 25/05/1963
6D   Shrewsbury w/e 02/10/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 20/08/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 3A Bescot w/e 20/11/1954
ALLOC 6D Chester Northgate 4w/e 06/10/1956
ALLOC 6K Rhyl 4w/e 22/03/1958
ALLOC 8E Northwich 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 01/06/1963
ALLOC 6D Shrewsbury 4w/e 09/10/1965
WDN   w/e 20/08/1966

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
20/11/1954 To Service To service as British Railways Number 78038
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to Bescot (3A)		    
06/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Chester Northgate (6D)    
22/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Rhyl (6K)    
28/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
25/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (6D)    
20/08/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 78038    
12/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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