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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73039 on 25/09/1953

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 25/09/1953
Withdrawal w/e Sat 09/09/1967
Service Life 13 yrs, 11 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 28/02/1968 at Buttigiegs (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 25/09/1953
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 03/10/1953
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 14/06/1958
1A   Willesden w/e 21/05/1960
1E   Bletchley w/e 07/03/1964
5E   Nuneaton w/e 09/01/1965
9H   Patricroft w/e 24/07/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 09/09/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 66A Polmadie on 25/09/1953
LOAN 82B St Philips Marsh 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
LOAN 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region m/e 30/06/1958
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 12/07/1958
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 28/05/1960
ALLOC 1E Bletchley 5w/e 07/03/1964
ALLOC 5E Nuneaton 5w/e 09/01/1965
ALLOC 9H Patricroft 4w/e 07/08/1965
WDN   w/e 09/09/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
13/04/1961 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D210/69, D2501/8, D2903/9, D3126/72, D8006, 11116, 12077, 13119, 13245. Test House: ED2, D24/7, D76, D83, D255/68, D2910, D5015/61/89, D5140, 10203, 11114. New Building: D28-37, Finishing Shop: D74, D223/92, 10202. Erecting Shop: 42077, 42092, 42367, 42414/39, 42522, 43972, 44102, 44284, 44538, 44603, 47675, 48114, 48220/4, 48447, 48695, 53806, 73014/39, 73126/7. Paint Shop: D26, D78, M1000, 44177, 47278, 47318, 48143. In Works Sidings: D68, D86, D88, D3069, D5701, 12000, 41529/36, 41835, 42281, 44067/85/91, 44195, 44269, 47305/24/90, 47533, 48003, 48121, 48336, 48666, 58850, 73157. Ex-Works Shed: D79, D230, D3052, 47415/39, 48063, 48153, 48219, 48690. SLS/196105
07/05/1962 Derby Works (Stone Pit) Diesel Erecting Shop: ED3, D63, D70, D84, D105, D168, D3117, D5028/88. Test House: D166/7, 13306, Midland Pullman coaches Nos. u60091/2, u60732/42. Shunter test house: D3067. New Building: D171-D180. Finishing Shop: D81, D169/170, 10203. Erecting Shop: D2504/8, D3019/68, D3368, 13051, 13120, 42071, 42178, 43949, 44210/33/44, 44571, 47004, 47228, 48098, 48386, 53808, 73053, 73140/58. Paint Shop: MR1000, 48687 (15D). 'Stone Pit': 48183, 73039. 'Foundry Row': 41168, 42099, 42352, 43263, 43410/35, 47340/66. 'Bone Yard': 42332. 'Klondyke Sidings': ED1, 12000, 42069, 42283, 43985, 44154, 44561, 44583, 48381. Shop Road: 44049/92, 48261/72, 68030. Works Shunt: D2377, D3168.
EXPLANATORY NOTES-Stone Pit: Track adjoining Diesel Finishing Shop. Foundry Row: Name explains itself. Bone Yard: Dump opposite station adjoining main Works Offices. Klondyke: Works arrival sidings between new Paint Shop and Test House.
SLS/196206

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
25/09/1953 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73039
Built at Derby Works
   
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
21/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
07/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
09/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (5E)    
24/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
09/09/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 73039    
28/02/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Buttigiegs: Newport    

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