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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73070 on 13/11/1954

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 13/11/1954 to Chester (MR) (6A)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 29/04/1967
Service Life 12 yrs, 5 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
6A   Chester (MR) (New) on 13/11/1954
1A   Willesden w/e 02/11/1963
1E   Bletchley w/e 07/03/1964
6D   Shrewsbury w/e 20/06/1964
9K   Bolton w/e 30/04/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 29/04/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 6A Chester (MR) w/e 13/11/1954
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 09/11/1963
ALLOC 1E Bletchley 5w/e 07/03/1964
ALLOC 6D Shrewsbury 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 9K Bolton 4w/e 07/05/1966
WDN   w/e 29/04/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/02/1960 Derby Works (Erecting Shop: No. 1 Bay) Paint Shop-MR1000, 42293 I, 42513 I, 44223 I, 48079 I. Diesel Erecting Shop-10000, 12074/5/98, 13173, D2220, D2901, D8012, ED4/6. New Work-6 diesel shunters D3937-3942 New. Erecting Shop: No. 1 Bay -42053 I, 42152 I, 42372 G, 43903 I, 43967 G, 44203/7 I, 44222 G, 44509 I, 47287 G, 47469 G, 47596 G, 47648 I, 48187 G, 48413/7 G, 73070 G, 75038 I, 80092 G. Stripping-42340, 42516, 43410; Erecting Shop: No. 2 Bay: 8 d/e shunters D3943-49/51, 42540 Casual, 42396 Stripping; Erecting Shop: No. 3 Bay-10100 Cut, D5014 Damage repairs, 10 Bo-Bo. 1160 H.P. d/e (D5075-84), 3 1-Co-Co-1 2300 H.P. d/e. Test House-D10, D5072. Diesel Finishing Shop-D5015, D5073/4, D5716. Yard-40025, 40413/582/654, 42387, 43256/428/510/31/665/759, 43933/7/95, 44158/344/55/510, 47238, 47609, 48098/9, 58219/61, 92135, D4, D5, D6. SLS/196003
09/07/1962 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: E3071 (arrived at Derby on June 20th for testing purposes), ED3, D37, D62, D79, D104, D117/8, D176, D3018, D5009/27, D5135. Outside Diesel Erecting Shop: D3291. Test House: D46, D97, D173/5, D308, D5019. Shunter Test House: D3125. New Building: D180-D189. Finishing Shop: D63, D92, D177/8, D287. Erecting Shop: ED1, D3177, 13121, 41533, 42095, 42240/7, 44049, 44214, 44362, 47532, 48607, 73066/70, 73131/7/8, 75038/63. Paint Shop: D174, MR1000. 'Stone Pit': 44583, 48167, 48704. 'Foundry Row': 44030, 44158. 'Klondyke Sidings' : D38, D50, D5017, 10201/3, plus frames of an unidentified diesel shunter (d12000?). Shop Road: 48673. 'Bone Yard': 42146/84 (both stored). SLS/196208
26/03/1966 Awaiting Disposal (Shrewsbury) Shrewsbury: 7801/2/12/9/20/1/2/7/8, 41209, 42174, 42777, 46508, 48716, 73000/25/34/50/67/70, 75028/38, 80048/78/101/36, 84000/4, 90222/563/641; Stafford: 42958/64/82, 46527, 47480/666/777, 48112 (mainly labelled to Cashmore's, Great Bridge). SLS/196605

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
13/11/1954 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73070
Built at Crewe Works
Allocated to Chester (MR) (6A)
   
02/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
07/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
20/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (6D)    
30/04/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
29/04/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 73070    
11/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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