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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73162 on 15/02/1957

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
To Service Fri 15/02/1957 to York (North) (50A)
Withdrawal Fri 21/05/1965
Service Life 8 yrs, 3 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1965 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
50A   York (North) (New) on 15/02/1957
55G   Huddersfield Hillhouse 5w/e 15/11/1958
55H   Neville Hill w/e 17/06/1961
56A   Wakefield w/e 22/06/1963
83D   Laira on 08/09/1963
81F   Oxford 2w/e 10/01/1965
     Withdrawn on 21/05/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 50A York (North) on 15/02/1957
ALLOC 55G Huddersfield Hillhouse 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 55H Neville Hill 5w/e 08/07/1961
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR w/e 14/09/1963
ALLOC 83D Exmouth Junction 4w/e 29/09/1963
ALLOC 81F Oxford 5w/e 04/01/1965
WDN   4w/e 13/06/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/01/1964 Darlington Works (under repair) Erecting Shop: 12122, D191, D2615, D3143, D3672, D5102/9, D5370/6, and 0-4-0 Depl. Diesel No. 56, D7583-89 under construction. Steam Locos under repair: 75037, 60004, 60145, 60923/70, 73092/142/162, 75046/53, 90120/709. Stripping Shop: 47482 for general, 63451, 72002, 75006, 90209/578/728. Yard Sidings: D16, D2700, D5112, 43119, 60132, 61013, 60954, 62060/65, 63468, 65033/99, 65804, 73144, 75006/40, 90026. Diesel Test House: D22, D5104 an D5169. Scrap Yard: 43131, 42770, 61468, 65810, 67652, 68008/38/39/41/42/59/61, 68736, 69006/21 an 72001. SLS/196402

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/02/1957 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73162
Built at Doncaster Works
Allocated to York (North) (50A)
   
15/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Huddersfield Hillhouse (55G)    
17/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (55H)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
08/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
10/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Oxford (81F)    
21/05/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 73162    
08/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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