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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73168 on 18/04/1957

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
To Service Sun 18/04/1957 to York (North) (50A)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 19/12/1965
Service Life 8 yrs, 8 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966 at Birds (Bridgend)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
50A   York (North) (New) on 18/04/1957
50E   Scarborough w/e 31/01/1959
55A   Holbeck (MR) w/e 20/06/1959
55H   Neville Hill w/e 07/10/1961
56A   Wakefield w/e 22/06/1963
70B   Feltham w/e 14/09/1963
70D   Eastleigh w/e 20/11/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 19/12/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 50A York (North) on 18/04/1957
ALLOC 50E Scarborough 4w/e 21/02/1959
ALLOC 55A Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 55H Neville Hill 6w/e 11/11/1961
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 91S To Southern Region w/e 14/09/1963
ALLOC 70B Feltham 4w/e 16/09/1963
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 2w/e 20/11/1964
WDN   w/e 19/12/1965

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
18/04/1957 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73168
Built at Doncaster Works
Allocated to York (North) (50A)
   
31/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (50E)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (55A)    
07/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (55H)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
14/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Feltham (70B)    
20/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
19/12/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 73168    
04/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Birds: Bridgend    

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