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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73041 on 14/10/1953

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sun 14/10/1953 to Chester (MR) (6A)
Withdrawal Sun 20/06/1965
Service Life 11 yrs, 8 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1965 at Cohens (at Eastleigh Depot)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
6A   Chester (MR) (New) on 14/10/1953
6J   Holyhead 4w/e 10/08/1957
70A   Nine Elms 6w/e 14/06/1959
71G   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 5w/e 26/11/1959
71A   Eastleigh 5w/e 18/03/1961
71G   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 7w/e 03/05/1961
70D   Eastleigh m/e 14/09/1964
70C   Guildford 4w/e 08/06/1965
     Withdrawn on 20/06/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 6A Chester (MR) w/e 17/10/1953
ALLOC 6J Holyhead 4w/e 13/07/1957
LOAN 91S To Southern Region 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 91S To Southern Region 4w/e 09/08/1958
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms P 14/06/1959
ALLOC 71G Weymouth Radipole (GWR) P 26/11/1959
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh P 18/03/1961
ALLOC 71G Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 7w/e 03/05/1961
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 4w/e 14/09/1964
ALLOC 70C Guildford P 06/06/1965
WDN   on 20/06/1965

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
14/10/1953 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73041
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to Chester (MR) (6A)
   
10/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
26/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (71G)    
18/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
03/05/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (71G)    
14/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
08/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Guildford (70C)    
20/06/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 73041    
12/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: at Eastleigh Depot    

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