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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73083 m/e 07/1955

Names Carried
Date From Name
07/1955 PENDRAGON

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service During 07/1955 to Stewarts Lane (73A)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 04/09/1966
Service Life 11 yrs, 2 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
73A   Stewarts Lane (New) m/e 07/1955
70A   Nine Elms 6w/e 14/06/1959
70B   Feltham m/e 14/09/1964
70G   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) w/e 20/11/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 04/09/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 73A Stewarts Lane 2w/e 07/07/1955
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms P 14/06/1959
ALLOC 70B Feltham 4w/e 14/09/1964
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 2w/e 20/11/1964
WDN   w/e 04/09/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1964 Eastleigh Works (Works Yard, Waiting Works) Works Yard, Waiting Works: 73050, 73083. Works Yard, Ex Works: 34089, 73114. Erecting Shop: 30069, 32640, 32678 Undergoing restoration, 34005, 34018, 34026, 34037, 34042, 34076, 35007, 35019 35022/3, 73052, 73085/9, 76067, 76082, 80016, 80145, 80154, 15218, 15233, 20002, D3041, D3220, D3459, D3667, D6547, D6554. Scrap Yard: 30133 Intact, 34049 Remains, 82008 Intact. SLS/196407
14/09/1964 Southern engines for storage 34015/9/33/42/77/9, 35005/10/2/22, 73083/7, 76019 are to be stored after transfer, (In view of large scale moves to a few sheds only, the usual arrangement for such transfers has not been used this time. SLS/196410

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1955 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73083, name: PENDRAGON
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
14/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Feltham (70B)    
20/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (70G)    
04/09/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 73083    
02/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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