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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73024 on 15/11/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Fri 15/11/1951
Withdrawal Fri 06/11/1964
Service Life 12 yrs, 11 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1965 at Buttigiegs (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 15/11/1951
84K   Chester West 4w/e 03/10/1953
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 09/10/1954
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 14/07/1956
6E   Chester West 4w/e 06/09/1958
6E   Chester West 4w/e 04/10/1958
86C   Cardiff Canton w/e 11/04/1959
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 23/04/1960
82E   Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 14/07/1962
82E   Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 11/08/1962
85C   Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 06/10/1962
89A   Shrewsbury on 18/03/1963
83E   Yeovil Town on 09/09/1963
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 28/09/1963
82E   Bristol Barrow Road 7w/e 22/06/1964
81F   Oxford 6w/e 12/10/1964
     Withdrawn on 06/11/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 10C Patricroft w/e 17/11/1951
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 03/10/1953
LOAN 84K Chester West 4w/e 03/10/1953
LOAN 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 09/10/1954
LOAN 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 14/07/1956
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 30/09/1956
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 06/10/1956
LOAN 6E Chester West 4w/e 06/09/1958
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region m/e 30/09/1958
ALLOC 6E Chester West 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 18/04/1959
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 30/04/1959
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 5w/e 02/05/1959
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 23/04/1960
ALLOC 82E Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 14/07/1962
ALLOC 82E Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 11/08/1962
ALLOC 85C Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 89A Shrewsbury 4w/e 30/03/1963
ALLOC 89A Shrewsbury 4w/e 06/04/1963
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 29/09/1963
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 82E Bristol Barrow Road 3w/e 29/06/1964
ALLOC 81F Oxford 3w/e 14/09/1964
TOSTORE   3w/e 02/11/1964
WDN   w/e 09/11/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/05/1959 Chester MPD (6E) The W.R. has taken over all freight workings of this shed (now under LMR control) and as a result have gained back from the LMR all the locomotives transferred in exchange for W.R. types. Engines transferred LMR to WR to cover these freight workings are-48402/12/5/7/8/24/30/44/71, 73021/3/4/5/6, 75005/6/26. The only engines left at 6E now are several 82XXX tanks and a few standards. SLS/195907
12/11/1961 Doncaster Works (Outside Crimpsall) New Erecting Shop: 13166, D8239, E3069-75; Outside New Erecting Shop: D5583, 61042, 61317, 73000/165. Stripping Road: 60015, 63973/87, 70041. Crimpsal: D3646. 43151, 60108; Outside Crimpsall: 60003/29/149, 73024 (89A). Erecting Shop: D3153, D3447/8, D3476-8, D5520, D5609/37/66, D5802, 43160, 60023/65/127/525, 70000/8, 73054; Outside Erecting Shop: 60154, 76045. Weigh House: D366; Outside Weigh House: 61389. Paint Shop: E3068, D3254, D5050, D5360, D5606, D5822 (Brush 323/61), D9017 (EE2922, V574 of 1961), 60021/162, 62037, 63980, 70013. Works Shunters: Dpt10/1. SLS/196112
03/12/1961 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shop) New Erecting Shop: D3474/7, E3070-6. Stripping Road: 60027, 60138, 63938, 73003. Scrap Road: Nil. Crimpsal: 60157, 61317, 70049, 73035. Outside Crimpsal: 60007, 60103. Boiler Park: 60048, 60109/51. Erecting Shop: D2026, D3153, D3325, D3451/74, D3646 D5520/68/9, D5612/3, D8215, 60029/71, 60149/60, 60523, 61286, 62048,, 63931/56/73, 70008/36/44, 73000/24. Outside Erecting Shop: 60148, 62034. Weigh House: D3478, D5050. Outside Weigh House: 60023, 61042. Paint Shop: D369, D5363, D5825, D9001/18, E3069, 60046, 61107, 63960/81/7, 73054. Paint Shop Yard: Nil. Works Shunters: DEPT. 10/1. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/11/1951 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73024
Built at Derby Works
   
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
09/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
14/07/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
06/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (6E)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (6E)    
11/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
23/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (82E)    
11/08/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (82E)    
06/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Barnwood (85C)    
18/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (89A)    
09/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Yeovil Town (83E)    
28/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
22/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (82E)    
12/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Oxford (81F)    
06/11/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 73024    
03/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Buttigiegs: Newport    

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