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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 84007 on 31/08/1953

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 2 Tank
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 31/08/1953 to Burton (17B)
Withdrawal Sat 18/01/1964
Service Life 10 yrs, 4 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1964 at Albert Looms (Spondon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
17B   Burton (New) on 31/08/1953
15A   Wellingborough w/e 14/02/1959
16D   Annesley w/e 24/03/1962
15B   Wellingborough w/e 14/12/1963
     Withdrawn on 18/01/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 17B Burton w/e 05/09/1953
ALLOC 15A Wellingborough 4w/e 28/02/1959
ALLOC 16D Annesley 4w/e 31/03/1962
ALLOC 15B Wellingborough 5w/e 11/01/1964
WDN   w/e 18/01/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/03/1959 Higham Ferrers branch On 2nd and 3rd March J6 64256 (15E) worked the Higham Ferrers branch goods but on 4th March it was put into store at Wellingboro-the passenger service was being worked by 84007. SLS/195904
13/06/1959 Last trains The locomotives on last trains on 13th June were as follows - 46496 (Cambridge-Kettering), 46467 ( Kettering-Cambridge), 41227 (Rugby-Leamington)), 41285 (Leamington- Rugby), 58065 (Southwell, then light engine to Lincoln), 84007 (Higham Ferrers). SLS/195907
31/10/1962 Annesley MPD The proposed transfer away of the O1s (displaced by the LMR 8Fs) has been cancelled and the Ols (including 4 just ex-Works) are to be withdrawn. 63777/92/6, 63838/86 were withdrawn w.e. 27/10 but were still at Annesley on 11/11 whilst the following are in store also 63578/9/91, 63610/76/89, 63711/40/52, 63777/92/6, 63806/8/17, 63838, 63854/65/7, 63886, 63889, 63901. Also stored are 84007/27 which used to work the so-called 'Annesley Dido'-replaced by a bus since 10th Sept. SLS/196212

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
31/08/1953 To Service To service as British Railways Number 84007
Built at Crewe Works
Allocated to Burton (17B)
   
14/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15A)    
24/03/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (16D)    
14/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15B)    
18/01/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 84007    
10/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Albert Looms: Spondon    

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