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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 70050 on 04/08/1954

Names Carried
Date From Name
04/08/1954 FIRTH OF CLYDE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Britannia
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 04/08/1954 to Polmadie (66A)
Withdrawal Sat 06/08/1966
Service Life 12 yrs , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1966 at Campbells (Airdrie)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
66A   Polmadie (New) on 04/08/1954
67A   Corkerhill 4w/e 21/04/1962
6J   Holyhead w/e 08/12/1962
5A   Crewe North w/e 05/01/1963
2D   Banbury w/e 02/10/1965
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 08/01/1966
     Withdrawn on 06/08/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 66A Polmadie on 04/08/1954
ALLOC 67A Corkerhill 4w/e 07/04/1962
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 10/11/1962
ALLOC 6J Holyhead 4w/e 29/12/1962
ALLOC 5A Crewe North w/e 05/01/1963
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 12/06/1965
ALLOC 2D Banbury 4w/e 09/10/1965
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Kingmoor 5w/e 08/01/1966
WDN   w/e 06/08/1966

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

Sightings
Report Date Title Location Report Headcode Reference
01/10/1966 Britannia's on Kingmoor Carlisle Kingmoor Noted on shed   Martin Sinfield, Facebook

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/05/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) Paint Shop: D100-2, 41254/65/73, 41325, 44872, 90173 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D103/5, 44837/43, 45565, 49395, 90582. Works Sidings: 41222, 42114, 42283, 42569, 43200, 43605, 44731/64, 44906, 45150, 45226/53, 45417, 45507/84, 46130, 46227/45, 46410/43, 47513, 47625, 48262, 48435, 48603, 48895, 49431, 70050, 78021, 90033, 92107. Erecting Shop: D110-6, 41246/64, 42110/54/60/86, 42285, 42557, 42618, 44750/62, 44834/9/91, 44932, 45078, 45142/82, 45238/74, 45300/97, 45441, 45514/21/45, 45613/28/44/64/95, 45701/2/10/36, 46127/50/7/70, 46246/7, 46487, 46501, 48171, 48317/54, 48430/74, 48511, 48672, 49094, 78031/62, 90214/99, 90315, 90530, 90712, 92020/49. Outside Erecting Shop: 42584, 44937, 45014, 45681, 48418/31/44, 90555, 92124. New Erecting Shop: D106-9/17-9. Scrap Road: 40204, 40589, 43515, 43729, 43948, 44072, 44357, 44480, 47626/37, 58221, with 47190 just cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 43957, 44363, 44552, 47592, 51412, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441. SLS/196106
14/08/1963 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D1030-34, D1073, D1550-58 UC (in various stages), D202/24/32/36/87, D316, 46230, 46442, 44812/96, 44936, 45070/94, 45310/40, 45421/31, 48121/64, 48766, 70018/50, 73166, 90384, 92014/56/83/105/113/133/154/167/173/191. Outside Erecting Shop: 44674, 45414/51, 48409, 82038, 12134/240. Stripped down in Yard: 92084/132/151/162. Dismantling Shed: 49448, 64791, 64907, 90095. On Scrap Road: 63808/17/65. Yard: D215/98, D338/344, 42151, 44826/909/81, 45218/305/398, 48035/133/296/751/770, 70004/21, 73025, 75000, 84012, 92100. Electric and Diesel Shop: 26057, 27002/4. Paint Shop: D1069/70/71/72, 45295, 45573, 49395, 26010, 1439 and Lion. Outside Paint Shop: D227/90, D335/79, D8007/21, 45283, 48502/618/709, 70020, 92020/40/86/123/192. On 21st July, Royal Scot 46151 was in the dismantling shed being broken-up, and 46152 was in the erecting shop having a casual. SLS/196309

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/08/1954 To Service To service as British Railways Number 70050, name: FIRTH OF CLYDE
Built at Crewe Works
Allocated to Polmadie (66A)
   
21/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Corkerhill (67A)    
08/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
05/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (2D)    
08/01/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
06/08/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 70050    
10/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Campbells: Airdrie    

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