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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 84008 on 31/08/1953

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 2 Tank
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 31/08/1953 to Burton (17B)
Withdrawal Sat 30/10/1965
Service Life 12 yrs, 1 mth , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1966 at Buttigiegs (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
17B   Burton (New) on 31/08/1953
15A   Wellingborough w/e 14/02/1959
14D   Neasden w/e 24/06/1961
14B   Kentish Town w/e 07/07/1962
15C   Leicester Midland w/e 29/12/1962
15A   Wellingborough w/e 04/05/1963
15A   Leicester Midland w/e 08/02/1964
15B   Wellingborough w/e 30/05/1964
15A   Leicester Midland w/e 19/09/1964
     Withdrawn on 30/10/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 17B Burton w/e 05/09/1953
ALLOC 15A Wellingborough 4w/e 28/02/1959
ALLOC 14D Neasden 4w/e 01/07/1961
ALLOC 14B Kentish Town 5w/e 04/08/1962
ALLOC 15C Leicester Midland 4w/e 29/12/1962
ALLOC 15A Wellingborough 5w/e 04/05/1963
ALLOC 15A Leicester Midland 5w/e 07/03/1964
ALLOC 15B Wellingborough 5w/e 06/06/1964
ALLOC 15A Leicester Midland 3w/e 03/10/1964
WDN   w/e 30/10/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/02/1964 Crewe Works (Works Yard) Scrap Yard: 40147, 42313, 44096, 44216. Traction Shop: D202, D374, D8006, D8054, E3007, 27000. Outside Traction Shop: D201, D272, D1561 painted, D1591, D1592, D1593, D1594 shell only, D6756, D6843, D8050, 92031. Outside Erecting Shop: D300, 42202, 44816, 45140, 45200, 48186, 48268, 92118, 92177. Erecting Shop: D222, D235, D238, D242, D271, D292, D332, D382, D384, D1570 undercoat, D1571 undercoat, D1572 motors mounted, D1573 motors mounted, D1574 motors mounted, D1575 motors mounted, D1576 motors mounted, D1577, D1578, D1579, D1580, D1581, D1582, D1583, D1584, D1585, D1586, D1587, D1588, D1589, D1590 shell only, D5717 (which is the first of the class seen at this works), D6731, D6766, D6848, D6856, D6878, D8010, D8014, D8022, 41272, 42066, 42074, 44762, 44843, 45045, 45109, 45264, 45289, 45368, 48399, 48409, 48495, 48620, 48688, 70001, 70038, 78020, 92099, 92161. Works Yard: D203, D350, 42229, 42463, 44012, 44760, 44831, 44837, 44852, 44918, 45032, 45069, 45075, 45128, 45278, 45464, 45495, 45569, 46490, 46492, 48154, 48394, 48452, 48637, 48668, 48734, 48736, 48753, 73137, 84008, 92129, 92155, 92188. Outside Paint Shop: D246, D250, D327, D369, D1556 painted, D1557 painted, D1558 painted, D1559 painted, D1562 painted. Paint Shop: D1073, D1560, D1563, D1564, D1565, D1566, D1567, D1568, D1569. SLS/196403

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
31/08/1953 To Service To service as British Railways Number 84008
Built at Crewe Works
Allocated to Burton (17B)
   
14/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15A)    
24/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (14D)    
07/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Kentish Town (14B)    
29/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15C)    
04/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15A)    
08/02/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15A)    
30/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15B)    
19/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15A)    
30/10/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 84008    
01/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Buttigiegs: Newport    

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