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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73023 on 05/11/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Wed 05/11/1951 to Patricroft (10C)
Withdrawal Wed 25/08/1965
Service Life 13 yrs, 9 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1965 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
10C   Patricroft (New) on 05/11/1951
84K   Chester West 4w/e 03/10/1953
86C   Cardiff Canton w/e 11/04/1959
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 21/05/1960
82F   Bath Green Park (S&D) 7w/e 22/06/1964
81F   Oxford 6w/e 12/10/1964
     Withdrawn on 25/08/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 10C Patricroft w/e 10/11/1951
LOAN 84K Chester West 4w/e 03/10/1953
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 30/09/1956
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 06/10/1956
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 18/04/1959
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 30/04/1959
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 5w/e 02/05/1959
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 21/05/1960
ALLOC 82F Bath Green Park (S&D) 3w/e 29/06/1964
ALLOC 81F Oxford 3w/e 14/09/1964
WDN   on 25/08/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/10/1958 Derby Works (Erecting Shop, No. 1 bay) 17th October, 1958. Paint shop-42392 G, 42525 G, 48008 G, 75043 G, 80043 G, D3553/4 (new-Order D658), D5002 (new-order B251). Diesel Erecting Shop- 10202/3, 12090, 15004, D3555-3564 (new-order D658), outside- 10201. Test House- D5001, D5700. Erecting Shop, No. 1 bay- 41157 I, 42324 G, 42328 G, 42502 G, 42508 G, 42524 G, 44082 G, 44304 G, 44516 G, 47674 G, 48305 G, 48324 G, 48332 G, 73023 I, 75040 G. Stripping- 44466, 48363, 80060 an 80144. Erecting Shop, No. 2 Bay- 42367 I, 47589 G, 48530 G, 48617 I, 80143 I; Stripping- 40694, 42513 an 44137. Yard- 40047, 40680/931, 41167, 42370/513, 43231/301/522/815, 47309, 12096 an 15000. SLS/195811
30/05/1959 Chester MPD (6E) The W.R. has taken over all freight workings of this shed (now under LMR control) and as a result have gained back from the LMR all the locomotives transferred in exchange for W.R. types. Engines transferred LMR to WR to cover these freight workings are-48402/12/5/7/8/24/30/44/71, 73021/3/4/5/6, 75005/6/26. The only engines left at 6E now are several 82XXX tanks and a few standards. SLS/195907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/11/1951 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73023
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to Patricroft (10C)
   
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
11/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
21/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
22/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bath Green Park (S&D) (82F)    
12/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Oxford (81F)    
25/08/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 73023    
11/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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