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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 75070 on 13/10/1955

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 4
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 409
To Service Sun 13/10/1955 to Exmouth Junction (72A)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 11/09/1966
Service Life 10 yrs, 10 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
BR1B 1034 13/10/1955 BR 4,725g 7t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
72A   Exmouth Junction (New) on 13/10/1955
71G   Bath Green Park (S&D) 6w/e 15/06/1956
71A   Eastleigh 6w/e 01/04/1957
75A   Brighton w/e 11/03/1959
75E   Three Bridges 6w/e 09/02/1960
75D   Stewarts Lane 4w/e 24/09/1962
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 19/08/1963
70D   Eastleigh 4w/e 08/06/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 11/09/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 72A Exmouth Junction on 13/10/1955
NEW NYA   m/e 31/10/1955
ALLOC 71G Bath Green Park (S&D) 8w/e 05/06/1956
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 9w/e 01/04/1957
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane q/e 12/01/1959
ALLOC 75A Brighton 8w/e 11/03/1959
ALLOC 75E Three Bridges 6w/e 09/02/1960
ALLOC 75D Stewarts Lane 4w/e 24/09/1962
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 8w/e 19/08/1963
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh P 06/06/1965
WDN   w/e 11/09/1966

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
0000 Tender Tender fitted: BR1B number 1034    
13/10/1955 To Service To service as British Railways Number 75070
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)
   
15/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Bath Green Park (S&D) (71G)    
01/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
11/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
09/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Three Bridges (75E)    
24/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (75D)    
19/08/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
08/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
11/09/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 75070    
03/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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