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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 78059 m/e 09/1956

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 2
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 09/1956 to Chester Northgate (6D)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 12/11/1966
Service Life 10 yrs, 2 mths , 12 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
6D   Chester Northgate (New) m/e 09/1956
6G   Llandudno Junction w/e 11/04/1959
6H   Bangor w/e 07/11/1959
6J   Holyhead w/e 25/04/1964
6H   Bangor w/e 31/10/1964
1A   Willesden w/e 19/06/1965
5E   Nuneaton w/e 02/10/1965
5D   Stoke w/e 04/06/1966
5B   Crewe South w/e 08/10/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 12/11/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 6D Chester Northgate w/e 08/09/1956
ALLOC 6G Llandudno Junction 5w/e 02/05/1959
ALLOC 6H Bangor 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 6J Holyhead 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 6H Bangor 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 5E Nuneaton 4w/e 09/10/1965
ALLOC 5D Stoke 5w/e 11/06/1966
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 08/10/1966
WDN   w/e 12/11/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Preservation
Current Status Unknown


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/02/1967 Crewe South MPD (Stored) Stored-45033, 46512, 48255/502, 78019/36/59. SLS/196704
07/07/1968 Locos. at Messrs. Woodhams, Barry Docks Locomotives awaiting scrapping at Woodhams yard, Barry: GWR2807/57/59/61/73/4/85, GWR3612, GWR3738, GWR3802/3/14/17/22/45/50/55/62, GWR4110/5/21/41, GWR4150/6/60, GWR4247/8/53/70/7, GWR4561/6/88, GWR4612/68, GWR4920/30/42/53/64/79/83, GWR5029/43/51/80, GWR5164/93/9, GWR5224/7/39, GWR5322, GWR5521/6/32/8/9, GWR5541/2/52/3/62/72, GWR5619/37/68, GWR5900/52/67/94, GWR6023/4, GWR6619/34/88/95, GWR6960/84/9/90, GWR7027, GWR7200/2/29, GWR7325, GWR7802/12/9/20/1/2/7/8, GWR7903/27, GWR9466, GWR9629/81/82, 30499, 30506/41, 30825/8/30/41/7, 31618/25/38, 31806/74, 34007/10/6/27/8/39/46/53/8/9/67/70/2/3/81/92, 34101/5, 35001/5/6/9/10/1/8/22/5/7/9, 41312/3, 42765, 42859, 42968, 43924, 44123, 44422, 44901, 45163, 45293, 45337/79, 45491, 45690/9, 46428/47, 46512/21, 47279/98, 47324/57, 47406/93, 48173, 48431, 48518, 48624, 53808/9, 71000, 73082/96, 73129/56, 75014/69/78/9, 76017, 78018/9/22/59, 80064/72/8/9/80/97/8, 80100/4/5/35/6/50/1, 92085, 92134, 92207/14/9/40/5. A total of 209. 31618 and 43924 are scheduled for private preservation providing sufficient donations are received. SLS/196810

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1956 To Service To service as British Railways Number 78059
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to Chester Northgate (6D)
   
11/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (6G)    
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Bangor (6H)    
25/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
31/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bangor (6H)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (5E)    
04/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
08/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
12/11/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 78059    

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