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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 78047 on 25/10/1955

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 2
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
To Service Fri 25/10/1955 to Hawick (64G)
Withdrawal Fri 02/09/1966
Service Life 10 yrs, 10 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1967 at Shipbreaking Industries (Faslane)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
64G   Hawick (New) on 25/10/1955
64A   St Margarets 5w/e 30/10/1965
64F   Bathgate 5w/e 29/01/1966
     Withdrawn on 02/09/1966
64A   St Margarets 5w/e 24/09/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 64G Hawick on 25/10/1955
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 5w/e 09/10/1965
ALLOC 64F Bathgate 5w/e 08/01/1966
WDN   on 02/09/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
13/10/1956 Farewell North Tyne Branch (Hawick shed) The last passenger trains between Newcastle and stations on the North Tyne Branch to Riccarton Junction and the last through train from Newcastle to Hawick and back, ran on Saturday, 13th October. The 11.10 a.m. train to Hawick was advertised as a public excursion and was well patronised. The train comprised six coaches of modern stock hauled by K1 2-6-0 62022, the smokebox of which was adorned with a wreath of flowers and heather surrounding a card with the letter-ing R.I.P. At Hexham, two additional coaches had to be added to accommodate passengers joining the train there and further up the branch line. Due to the length of the train, it was necessary to draw up at most of the branch line stations and on some of the grades, the K1 2-6-0 found the going heavy. At Riccarton Junction, J37 0-6-0 64539 gave banking assistance to Whitrope summit and the train arrived at Hawick nearly half an hour late. For the return journey commenced at 4.32 p.m., banking assistance was given from Hawick by D30 4-4-0 62440 ' Wandering Willie '. Many local people turned out at stations down the line to bid farewell, the largest gathering being at Bellingham where a crowd of school children cheered the train on its way. Several S.L.S. members travelled on the train and others were seen by the lineside en route taking photographs. Locomotives observed at Hawick shed included the following: 61398, 61851, 61855, 62423, 62428, 62432, 62440, 64463, 65232, 65317, 67489, 78047. SLS/195701

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
25/10/1955 To Service To service as British Railways Number 78047
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to Hawick (64G)
   
30/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
29/01/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Bathgate (64F)    
02/09/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 78047    
24/09/1966 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
01/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Shipbreaking Industries: Faslane    

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