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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73029 on 17/01/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sun 17/01/1952 to Blackpool Central (28A)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 09/07/1967
Service Life 15 yrs, 5 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Sat 30/03/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
28A   Blackpool Central (New) on 17/01/1952
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 03/10/1953
87G   Carmarthen 4w/e 26/12/1953
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 30/01/1954
82C   Swindon 4w/e 05/10/1957
71G   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 3w/e 13/10/1958
70D   Eastleigh m/e 14/09/1964
70C   Guildford 4w/e 08/06/1965
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 27/06/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 09/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 28A Blackpool Central w/e 19/01/1952
LOAN 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 03/10/1953
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 87G Carmarthen 4w/e 26/12/1953
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 5w/e 30/01/1954
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 30/09/1956
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 06/10/1956
ALLOC 82C Swindon 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 91S To Southern Region m/e 30/09/1958
ALLOC 71G Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 3w/e 13/10/1958
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 4w/e 14/09/1964
ALLOC 70C Guildford P 06/06/1965
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 27/06/1966
WDN   w/e 09/07/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/05/1958 Derby Works (Paint Shop) 1st May. G-General repair, I-Intermediate Repair, L-Lined out. Paint Shop-118 (for cleaning up, fitting motion, etc.), D3509 (new), 12038 I, 44003 G, 44224 I, 44470 I, 48096 G, 47582 G, 73029 GL. Diesel Erecting Shop-E.D.2, D2508 (ex 11147), 10201 casual, 10202 attention to tyres, 12001/95, 13059. New Loco. Construction-D3510 (no. 8) (on test), D3511/2/3/4 (nos. 9, 10, 11, 12), D3515/7 (nos. 13/5) frames set up, D3522/3 (nos. 20/1).- Outside-East end, 11120, ED4 attention to crank pins; West end, 10100 cracked no. 1 AEC auxiliary engine cylinder block; test house, 10203. Erecting Shop no. 1 bay, 40580 G, 40681 G, 41900G, 42349 G, 42452 I, 42540 G, 43913 I, 44605 G, 48362 I, 48510 G, 48772 I, 80047 G, 80050 I; stripping section-42310 G, 48273 G, 48447 I; Erecting Shop no. 2 bay-42527 I, 43885 I, 44416 G, 44534 I; stripping-44561 G; frames only-D3516 (no. 14), D3518/9/20/1 (nos. 16/7/8/9) of Lot D658; Erecting Shop no. 3 bay-(new work, main line diesel) Lot B251, nos. 1-7, (Bo-Bo), (D5000-6). No Sulzer engine finally in position yet. No. 1 (D1 on welding jig), 1-Co-Co-1. Yard-40047, 40447 (submitted for cut-up from Crewe), 40680, 41066 (Exam.), 41086 (cut-up), 41980 (Exam.), 43332 (Exam.), 47004 G, 47218 I, 47290 G, 47488 I, 53800 (waiting cyls.), 73072, 75019. SLS/195805
12/08/1967 Salisbury MPD On 12th August, the following locomotives were in store at Salisbury (70E): USA 0-6-0T 30064/7/9/71/2, W/C Pacific 34102, WC/BB Pacific (Reb.) 34018/21/4/5/37/40/56/60/87/9/90/8, 34104/8, LMS 2-6-2T 41312/9, BR 5MT 4-6-0 73022/9/43/65/85/93, 73115/7/8/55, BR 4MT 4-6-0 75074/5/7, BR 4MT 2-6-0 76005/6/7/11/31/64/6/7, BR 4MT 2-6-4T 80015/6/133/9/40/3/5/6/51/2 and BR 3MT 2-6-2T 82019/29. SLS/196709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
17/01/1952 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73029
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to Blackpool Central (28A)
   
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
26/12/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Carmarthen (87G)    
30/01/1954 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
05/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (82C)    
13/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (71G)    
14/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
08/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Guildford (70C)    
27/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
09/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 73029    
30/03/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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