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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73035 on 24/08/1953

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Tue 24/08/1953 to Polmadie (66A)
Withdrawal Tue 30/01/1968
Service Life 14 yrs, 5 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
66A   Polmadie (New) on 24/08/1953
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 03/10/1953
84B   Oxley 4w/e 03/11/1956
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 14/06/1958
9H   Patricroft w/e 24/07/1965
     Withdrawn on 30/01/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 66A Polmadie on 24/08/1953
LOAN 84G Shrewsbury 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 84B Oxley 4w/e 03/11/1956
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 9H Patricroft 4w/e 07/08/1965
WDN 9H Patricroft w/e 20/01/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/12/1961 Doncaster Works (Crimpsal) New Erecting Shop: D3474/7, E3070-6. Stripping Road: 60027, 60138, 63938, 73003. Scrap Road: Nil. Crimpsal: 60157, 61317, 70049, 73035. Outside Crimpsal: 60007, 60103. Boiler Park: 60048, 60109/51. Erecting Shop: D2026, D3153, D3325, D3451/74, D3646 D5520/68/9, D5612/3, D8215, 60029/71, 60149/60, 60523, 61286, 62048,, 63931/56/73, 70008/36/44, 73000/24. Outside Erecting Shop: 60148, 62034. Weigh House: D3478, D5050. Outside Weigh House: 60023, 61042. Paint Shop: D369, D5363, D5825, D9001/18, E3069, 60046, 61107, 63960/81/7, 73054. Paint Shop Yard: Nil. Works Shunters: DEPT. 10/1. SLS/196201
11/08/1963 Oswestry Works 3630, 48739 (89A), 73035 an 80105. On shed dump were 1432/8, 5421, 7428/34 an 7033 (no name or number plates). SLS/196309
04/07/1964 Darlington Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D32, D171/6/7/74/8, D5096, D5112/67, D7596/7, DEPT84, D2242/64, D2605, D3151, 60024, 61386, 62062, 65880, 73026/35, 75059/62, 90056/230/43/429/704, 90061. Stripping Shop: 43005, 60836/55, 61030, 63345/70, 90011. Paint Shop: D3675, 75017. Level Crossing: D25, D27, D169, D187. Works Yard: D170/80/9/91, D2163, D2700, 60011/20/527/844/910, 61038, 62002/41, 63460, 65053/99, 73133/55, 90233. Waiting Works: D2586, 60916, 61037, 63383, 63415/22/39, 69003/11/9/20, 90511. Ex Works. 43010/33. Stored: 68016/46/51/4. SLS/196408

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/08/1953 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73035
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to Polmadie (66A)
   
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
03/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
24/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
30/01/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 73035    
05/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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