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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 78062 on 20/10/1956

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 2
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
To Service Sat 20/10/1956 to Wigan Central (L&Y) (27D)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 06/05/1967
Service Life 10 yrs, 6 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
27D   Wigan Central (L&Y) (New) on 20/10/1956
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 18/04/1964
16D   Nottingham w/e 23/05/1964
16A   Toton w/e 03/04/1965
9G   Gorton w/e 24/04/1965
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) w/e 12/06/1965
9K   Bolton w/e 19/11/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 06/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 27D Wigan Central (L&Y) w/e 20/10/1956
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 16D Nottingham 5w/e 06/06/1964
ALLOC 16A Toton 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 08/05/1965
ALLOC 9E Trafford Park (LMS) 5w/e 12/06/1965
ALLOC 9K Bolton 3w/e 03/12/1966
WDN   w/e 06/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/05/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D100-2, 41254/65/73, 41325, 44872, 90173 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D103/5, 44837/43, 45565, 49395, 90582. Works Sidings: 41222, 42114, 42283, 42569, 43200, 43605, 44731/64, 44906, 45150, 45226/53, 45417, 45507/84, 46130, 46227/45, 46410/43, 47513, 47625, 48262, 48435, 48603, 48895, 49431, 70050, 78021, 90033, 92107. Erecting Shop: D110-6, 41246/64, 42110/54/60/86, 42285, 42557, 42618, 44750/62, 44834/9/91, 44932, 45078, 45142/82, 45238/74, 45300/97, 45441, 45514/21/45, 45613/28/44/64/95, 45701/2/10/36, 46127/50/7/70, 46246/7, 46487, 46501, 48171, 48317/54, 48430/74, 48511, 48672, 49094, 78031/62, 90214/99, 90315, 90530, 90712, 92020/49. Outside Erecting Shop: 42584, 44937, 45014, 45681, 48418/31/44, 90555, 92124. New Erecting Shop: D106-9/17-9. Scrap Road: 40204, 40589, 43515, 43729, 43948, 44072, 44357, 44480, 47626/37, 58221, with 47190 just cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 43957, 44363, 44552, 47592, 51412, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441. SLS/196106
15/11/1963 Crewe Works (Yard) Paint Shop: 45494, 49395, D1031/72, 27004 and three Brush Type 4s (D1500 series). Paint Shop Yard: 44677, 45059, 45574, 48094/371/502/760, 73135, 75000, 82000, 92008, D221/49, D1030. Yard: 42668, 44500, 44676/86/762/892/904, 45139/263/280/317/736, 46119/43, 46227/31/2, 46452, 48411, 70025, 78028/62, 84013, 90630, 92068/81/178. Electric Loco. Shop: E3019, 26005/16/20, 27001/2. Outside Erecting Shop: 44696, 44726, 45072/137, 46489, 78013, 92071/109, D200/6/15, D374/81/95. Erecting Shop: 44671/712/33/59/858/927, 45013/25/106/293/403/29/34/7/91, 46434/7, 48472/725/31, 70045, 77002, 78033/55, 80105, 92013/153/68/74/82/234, D222/8/9/31/3/45/52/93/7, D303, D6769, D8001. Cut-up Shop: remains of 46158 remains. Locos. cut up at Crewe w/e 19/10: 42556/853, 45100/315, 46223, 49104; w/e 26/10-42238/79, 46224, 49408, 84012; w/e 2/11-45625/45, 46149/222/42; w/e 9/11-42157/288/319, 44309, 45521, 45706; w/e 16/11-42442, 45591, 46126/58/230/49. New construction comprised Brush Type 4s (D1500s), Western Type 4s (D1000s). SLS/196312

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
20/10/1956 To Service To service as British Railways Number 78062
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to Wigan Central (L&Y) (27D)
   
18/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
23/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16D)    
03/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (16A)    
24/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
12/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
19/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
06/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 78062    
10/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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