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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 78035 on 06/11/1954

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 2
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
To Service Tue 06/11/1954 to Rhyl (6K)
Withdrawal During 12/1965
Service Life 11 yrs , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
6K   Rhyl (New) on 06/11/1954
8D   Widnes 4w/e 19/05/1956
24K   Preston 4w/e 19/04/1958
8D   Widnes 4w/e 17/05/1958
1C   Watford w/e 25/05/1963
1A   Willesden w/e 03/04/1965
6D   Shrewsbury w/e 02/10/1965
     Withdrawn m/e 12/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 6K Rhyl w/e 06/11/1954
ALLOC 8D Widnes 4w/e 19/05/1956
LOAN 10B Preston 4w/e 19/04/1958
EXLOAN 8D Widnes 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC IC   4w/e 01/06/1963
ALLOC 1A Willesden 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 6D Shrewsbury 4w/e 09/10/1965
WDN   w/e 01/01/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
26/11/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) Paint Shop: D10, D132-4, 44695, 45101/90, 45200, 45617/74, 45702, 48605, 49395, 78042. Paint Shop Yard: D135, 42213, 44697, 44757, 45608, 45710, 46130, 48252, 48476, 50850, 70048. New Erecting Shop: D1/3/9, D136/7, D214/31, D5140. Erecting Shop: D50-8, D290, 41251, 42148, 42224/55, 42440, 42571, 42679, 44690, 44942-4/89, 45046/92, 45145, 45256/90, 45301/37/86, 45424/93, 45543/52, 45695, 45709, 46133, 46224/53, 46506, 48130, 48399, 48408/45, 48532, 48638/49, 48700/3/36/62, 49130, 49361, 70042, 90188, 90365, 92017/76/82, 92125. Erecting Shop Yard: 42287/94, 44765, 44965, 45186/97, 45719, 46141. Minor Repair Road: 44753, 45646, 92025. Works Sidings: 44746/81, 44887, 45026/42, 45680, 46109, 47255, 47403/5, 48215, 48500/28/51, 78035, 90675, 92016/8, 92163. Scrap Road: 42545, 45401 just cut up, 45630 being cut up, 40033/4/8/64, 40569, 42217, 42467, 42549, 42683, 48927, 49401/53 intact. Works Shunters: 13292, 44374, 51412/46, 47592, 47608/61, 52093, 52218, 52441/59. SLS/196201
31/12/1961 Crewe Works (Paint Shop) Paint Shop: D9, D50, D134-7, 42600/9, 44755/81, 44942, 45092, 45680, 46224, 49395, 78035 and the usual preserved locos. Out-side Paint Shop: D5031, 42117, 42639, 45421. 45690, 48205, 70043/9. Erecting Shop: D51-60, D235, D5137, 41200, 42234/67/83/92, 42437, 42606, 44680/4, 44739/49/53, 44806, 44985, 45034, 45147, 45233, 45369/83/95, 45568/9, 45625/39/60/84, 46166, 46230/44, 46485, 48080, 48111/34, 48304, 48429/53, 48518, 48601/74, 48733, 49141. 70031, 78036, 84001, 92025/93, 92167. Outside Erecting Shop: 42073, 45283, 45560, 46152, 70022, 90702. New Erecting Shop: D1/5, D229/31/6, D328, D5073, D5136. Works Sidings: 41262, 42460, 44686, 44756, 45140/5, 45215/27/79/98, 45645. 46109/21/7/50, 46236, 48172, 48416, 48649, 48930/50. 49246, 49313, 70026/42, 78037, 90147, 90413, 92018, 92159. Scrap Road: 47467, 47420, 47570 being cut up, 40074, 42220. 44088, 44249, 45544, 47755, 47405. 50850 intact. Works Shunters: D3584, 43957, 44374, 47618/61/77, 51412/46, 52093. SLS/196202

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/11/1954 To Service To service as British Railways Number 78035
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to Rhyl (6K)
   
19/05/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
19/04/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Preston (24K)    
17/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
25/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Watford (1C)    
03/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (6D)    
12/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 78035    
04/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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