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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 76048 on 25/03/1955

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 4
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
To Service Sat 25/03/1955 to Gateshead (52A)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 04/02/1967
Service Life 11 yrs, 10 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
52A   Gateshead (New) on 25/03/1955
52C   Blaydon 5w/e 22/10/1955
51H   Kirkby Stephen 3w/e 16/06/1956
24J   Lancaster Green Ayre w/e 11/10/1958
24G   Skipton w/e 25/10/1958
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 30/05/1959
14A   Cricklewood East w/e 22/09/1962
2E   Saltley w/e 25/07/1964
6C   Croes Newydd w/e 10/09/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 04/02/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 52A Gateshead on 25/03/1955
ALLOC 52C Blaydon 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 51H Kirkby Stephen 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 12E Kirkby Stephen on 01/02/1958
LOAN 12E Kirkby Stephen on 01/02/1958
LOAN 24G Skipton 4w/e 01/11/1958
ALLOC 24J Lancaster Green Ayre 4w/e 27/12/1958
LOAN 9F Heaton Mersey 4w/e 30/05/1959
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 6w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 14A Cricklewood East 5w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 2E Saltley 4w/e 08/08/1964
ALLOC 6C Croes Newydd 5w/e 10/09/1966
WDN   w/e 04/02/1967

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
25/03/1955 To Service To service as British Railways Number 76048
Built at Doncaster Works
Allocated to Gateshead (52A)
   
22/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby Stephen (51H)    
11/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Lancaster Green Ayre (24J)    
25/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Skipton (24G)    
30/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
22/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Cricklewood East (14A)    
25/07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (2E)    
10/09/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (6C)    
04/02/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 76048    
07/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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