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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73085 on 05/08/1955

Names Carried
Date From Name
05/08/1955 MELISANDE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sun 05/08/1955 to Stewarts Lane (73A)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 02/07/1967
Service Life 11 yrs, 10 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
73A   Stewarts Lane (New) on 05/08/1955
70A   Nine Elms 6w/e 14/06/1959
70B   Feltham 4w/e 25/10/1965
70D   Eastleigh 4w/e 22/11/1965
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 27/06/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 02/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 73A Stewarts Lane 5w/e 12/08/1955
LOAN 81F Oxford 4w/e 25/02/1956
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms P 14/06/1959
ALLOC 70B Feltham 4w/e 25/10/1965
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh P 22/11/1965
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 27/06/1966
WDN   w/e 02/07/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1964 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard, Waiting Works: 73050, 73083. Works Yard, Ex Works: 34089, 73114. Erecting Shop: 30069, 32640, 32678 Undergoing restoration, 34005, 34018, 34026, 34037, 34042, 34076, 35007, 35019 35022/3, 73052, 73085/9, 76067, 76082, 80016, 80145, 80154, 15218, 15233, 20002, D3041, D3220, D3459, D3667, D6547, D6554. Scrap Yard: 30133 Intact, 34049 Remains, 82008 Intact. SLS/196407
12/08/1967 Salisbury MPD On 12th August, the following locomotives were in store at Salisbury (70E): USA 0-6-0T 30064/7/9/71/2, W/C Pacific 34102, WC/BB Pacific (Reb.) 34018/21/4/5/37/40/56/60/87/9/90/8, 34104/8, LMS 2-6-2T 41312/9, BR 5MT 4-6-0 73022/9/43/65/85/93, 73115/7/8/55, BR 4MT 4-6-0 75074/5/7, BR 4MT 2-6-0 76005/6/7/11/31/64/6/7, BR 4MT 2-6-4T 80015/6/133/9/40/3/5/6/51/2 and BR 3MT 2-6-2T 82019/29. SLS/196709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/08/1955 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73085, name: MELISANDE
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
25/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Feltham (70B)    
22/11/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
27/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
02/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 73085    
04/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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