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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 75039 on 27/08/1953

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 4
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 401
To Service Sat 27/08/1953 to Bletchley (1E)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 23/09/1967
Service Life 14 yrs , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 28/02/1968 at Motherwell Machinery and Scrap (Wishaw)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
BR2 903 27/08/1953 BR 3,500g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
1E   Bletchley (New) on 27/08/1953
6A   Chester (MR) 4w/e 26/02/1955
1E   Bletchley w/e 10/03/1962
17A   Derby w/e 25/05/1963
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 23/11/1963
10G   Skipton w/e 20/03/1965
10A   Carnforth w/e 21/01/1967
12E   Tebay w/e 22/04/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 23/09/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 1E Bletchley w/e 29/08/1953
NEW NYA   m/e 31/08/1953
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 26/02/1955
ALLOC 1E Bletchley 4w/e 31/03/1962
ALLOC 17A Derby 4w/e 01/06/1963
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 07/12/1963
ALLOC 10G Skipton 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 10A Carnforth 4w/e 01/02/1967
ALLOC 12E Tebay 4w/e 06/05/1967
WDN   w/e 23/09/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/08/1958 Derby Works (Paint shop) 29th August. Paint shop- 40010 G, 42369 G, 43948 I, 44147 I, 47635 I, 75039 G, D3542/3 new, D5001 new; Diesel shop- 10203, 15000 I, 15004 Casual, D3544-D3554 (order no. 658); Erecting shop-1 bay, 40038 G, 42420 I, 42526 G, 44035 I, 44519 G, 44577 G, 47236 G, 47574 G, 47597 G, 48410 I, 75017 I, 75030/3 G, 80137 I, 80138 G, also 53803, 75032, 80061; Erecting shop-2 bay, 43621 G, 44045 I, 44241 G, 44371 G, 47230 G, 48642 G, 48672 G, 53805 I, also 44046 an 48461; Erecting shop-3 bay, 10 Bo-Bos (D5002-11, three engines in), 3 1-Co-Co-ls (D1-3, no engines in). Yard- 40047, 40680, 41078, 41156, 42508, 43631, 43918, 47309, 48176, 75013 an 12098. Test House- D5000 an 10800. SLS/195809
13/03/1961 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: ED2, D3, D232, D2501/8, D2909/10, D3052, D3126, D3778, D8006, 10203, 11116, 12077, 13119. Test House: ED4, D16, D79, D213/21, D5092, 12000. New Building: D9, D25-D33. Finishing Shop: D23/4, D5090, D5133, 10202. Erecting Shop: 42067, 42500/27, 44376, 47202/97, 47313, 47415/30, 47577, 47612/40, 48000/24/81, 48133, 48216, 48607/17/44, 48728, 53806, 75033/9/50/9, 92129. Paint Shop: D22, M1000, 42221, 42317, 43885, 44542, 48351. In Works Sidings: D210, D3172, D5065/72, 40695, 41536, 42134, 42300/67, 42414, 43306, 43574, 44480, 47204, 47312/8/47/72, 47408/39, 47507, 48063, 48121/43, 48153, 48219, 48690, 58850. Ex Works Shed: 10000, 42211, 42391, 42508, 44085, 44264, 44581, 47416, 48701, 75016. SLS/196104

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
27/08/1953 To Service To service as British Railways Number 75039
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Bletchley (1E)
Tender fitted: BR2
   
26/02/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
10/03/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
25/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
23/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
20/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Skipton (10G)    
21/01/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Carnforth (10A)    
22/04/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Tebay (12E)    
23/09/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 75039    
28/02/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Motherwell Machinery and Scrap: Wishaw    

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