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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73031 on 03/07/1953

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Fri 03/07/1953 to Derby (17A)
Withdrawal Fri 10/09/1965
Service Life 12 yrs, 2 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1965 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
17A   Derby (New) on 03/07/1953
22A   Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 16/06/1957
RTS   Rugby Testing Station (on loan) 4w/e 25/01/1958
82F   Bath Green Park (S&D) 4w/e 02/12/1961
85C   Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 21/04/1962
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 3w/e 04/05/1964
81F   Oxford 4w/e 11/07/1965
     Withdrawn on 10/09/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 66A Polmadie w/e 03/07/1953
LOAN 17A Derby 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 17A Derby 4w/e 06/10/1956
ALLOC 22A Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 15/06/1957
LOAN RTP   4w/e 25/01/1958
ALLOC 82F Bath Green Park (S&D) 4w/e 02/12/1961
ALLOC 85C Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 21/04/1962
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 3w/e 04/05/1964
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
31/01/1954 York MPD J77 class 0-6-OT's, normally rare at York, were represented there in January by 68435 (53C) under repair at the north shed towards the end of the month, and 68401 (53B) shunting at Queen Street and later under repair at the south shed. On 1/1/54 65022 (Class J2) was noted 'dead' en route for breaking up at Darlington Works hauled by an 'Austerity' 2-8-0. By contrast new Diesel 13079 from Darlington came up light through York on 19/1/54. Other unusual visitors included 60519 (64B) ex-works on Doncaster turns into York on 16/1/54. One of the Westinghouse fitted Standard Class 5 4-6-0's from Derby, 73031, visited York on 6/1/54. The engine concerned in the derailment of the down 'Heart of Midlothian' at Thirsk on 20/1/54 was 60126 (52B) which was later noted 'dead' in York shed yard. On the evening of the derailment the down 'Aberdonian' and other expresses were diverted from York via Knaresborough, Bilton, and Ripon.
60080 (52B) failed at York on the 7.45 a.m. Newcastle-King's Cross express (non-stop from Darlington to Peterborough) on 25/1/54 and was replaced by the York south end pilot 60502 (50A) which went forward 34 minutes late. 60539 (52B) took over this working on the next day.
SLS/195403
12/10/1962 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: ED3, D36, D46, D73, D87, D100/31/44/88, D5011/30/79, D5136, 10001. Test House: D75, D5033. Outside Test House: D45, D66, D77, D93/4, D165 (loco. that was turned on its side on strike day), D185, D3056, D5021/75. Outside Shunter Test House: ED6, D2236, D3292. New Building : D184, D190-D193, D5186-5191. Finishing Shop: D38, D186/7, D5142, Pullman uM60091. Erecting Shop: ED7, D55, D123, D189, D2507, D2859, D2908/10, 13304, 42080/96, 44137, 47000, 47319 (being cut-up), 48009, 48214/79/85/6, 73031, 75009/18/54. Paint Shop: M.R. 1000, 42212. Stone Pit: 48718, 58137/63/6. Foundry Row: 42388, 42500, 47554, 73016, 73157. Klondyke Sidings: D84, 44020, 44122/43, 44435, 47588 (last five locos. frames only). Bone Yard: 10201/3. Ex Works on Shed: 42081 (12C), 42100 (5A), 44139 (16A), 44414 (15C), 44420 (17A), 48007 (21A), 48109 (21A), 75037 (1E). Research Dept.: E3030/71/87. SLS/196211

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/07/1953 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73031
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to Derby (17A)
   
16/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (22A)    
25/01/1958 Allocation Loaned to Rugby Testing Station (RTS)    
02/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Bath Green Park (S&D) (82F)    
21/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Barnwood (85C)    
04/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
11/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Oxford (81F)    
10/09/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 73031    
12/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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