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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73030 on 20/06/1953

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Wed 20/06/1953
Withdrawal Wed 25/08/1965
Service Life 12 yrs, 2 mths , 5 dys

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

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
     Unknown - please contact administrator! on 20/06/1953
17A   Derby 4w/e 28/11/1953
15C   Leicester Midland 4w/e 25/01/1958
10C   Patricroft 4w/e 17/05/1958
83D   Exmouth Junction on 06/10/1963
82E   Bristol Barrow Road 6w/e 12/10/1964
82F   Bath Green Park (S&D) 2w/e 21/02/1965
82E   Bristol Barrow Road 2w/e 07/03/1965
81F   Oxford 4w/e 11/07/1965
     Withdrawn on 25/08/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN RTS Rugby Testing Station 4w/e 11/07/1953
LOAN 17A Derby 4w/e 28/11/1953
ALLOC 17A Derby 4w/e 06/10/1956
ALLOC 22A Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 15C Leicester Midland 4w/e 25/01/1958
ALLOC 10C Patricroft 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 83D Exmouth Junction 5w/e 02/11/1963
ALLOC 82E Bristol Barrow Road 3w/e 05/10/1964
LOAN 82F Bath Green Park (S&D) 2w/e 21/02/1965
ALLOC 82E Bristol Barrow Road 2w/e 07/03/1965
ALLOC 81F Oxford 4w/e 11/07/1965
WDN   on 25/08/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
13/05/1959 Derby Works (Paint shop) Paint shop-44467G, 44603 G, 48186 I, 48405 G, 73030 I, 73032 G, 12092, D3767/8 New; Diesel Erecting shop-10202, 12053, ED4/5, D3085, D3491, D5702; New Work-8 d/e shunters 0-6-0 (D3769-76). Test House-D5015/6/7, D3124; Diesel Finishing Shop-D5018, D1 Scafell Pike, D2 Helvellyn; Erecting Shop, no. 1 bay-42375I, 42505 I, 42641 I, 44036 G, 44092 G, 44097 G, 44195 I, 44206 I, 44213 G, 44387 G, 44582 G, 47255 G, 47378 I, 47442 G, 48088 I, 48374 G, 48636 G, 48673 I, 73136 I, 75005 I; Erecting Shop, no. 1 bay - stripping-52532, 43982, 44049, 44211. Erecting Shop, no. 2 bay-41000 (Boiler RBS 5240 no, 12594, type G9 ex 40928; present state-6 frame inserts, boiler in, motion and slide bars in partly, driving splashers and footplate supports fitted), 42508 I, 42531 I, 44188 I, 44414 I, 47414 I, 73132 I; Erecting Shop, no. 2 bay - stripping-73144; Erecting Shop, no. 3 bay-4 2300 H.P. 1-Co-Co-1 (D3-6), 6 1160 H.P. Bo-Bo (D5019-24); Yard-40047, 40680, 43205/54, 42541, 42661, 44588, 45032, 47309, 48111, 48385, 48643, 53806, 58281, 10100, 10800, Cecil Raikes. Stored locos. moved into Wks. yard-40931, 41068, 41119/63/4/7/93, 43231/301/441/522/745 an 43815. Stored locos, by side of Test House-40412/536, 41062, 41857 an 47214. SLS/195906
15/10/1959 Derby Works (Erecting Shop; No. 1 Bay) Paint Shop: M.R. 1000, 42512 (I), 42624 (G), 47598 (G), 48001 (I), 48218 (G), 48293 (I), D3791 New, D5025 New. Diesel Erecting Shop: 10203, 11126, 12036, 13038. New Work: 9 D-E. Sh. D3792-D3800new. Test House: D6, D3789/90. Diesel Finishing Shop: D5026/7/8, D4. Erecting Shop; No. 1 Bay; 42314 (G), 42403 (I), 42405 (I), 42422 (G), 42506 (I), 42523 (I), 42537 (G), 43914 (I), 44333 (I), 44435 (I), 44521 (I), 44557 (G), 47410 (G), 48004 (G), 73030 (I), 80093 (G). Stripping: 42311, 43865, 48674stripping. Erecting Shop; No. 2 Bay: 42227 (I), 42540 (G), 43949 (G), 44262 (G), 44267 casual, 44394 (G), 48331 (I), 75044 (I). Erecting Shop; No. 3 Bay: 9 Bo-Bo. 1160 H.P. D-E. D5029-37uc 5 1-Co-Co-1. 2300 H.P. D-E D7-11uc. Yard: 40047, 40412, 40513/36/50/680, 42303/13/41/54, 43292/308/587/826 860/86, 44214/402, 47309/433/584/632, 48050, 58065, 73159, 10000/800, 12094, D2/5, Cecil Raikes. SLS/195911

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
20/06/1953 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73030
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to Rugby Testing Station (RTS) (on loan)
   
28/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
25/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15C)    
17/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (10C)    
06/10/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (83D)    
12/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (82E)    
21/02/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Bath Green Park (S&D) (82F)    
07/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (82E)    
11/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Oxford (81F)    
25/08/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 73030    
11/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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