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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73037 on 08/09/1953

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sun 08/09/1953
Withdrawal w/e Sun 09/07/1967
Service Life 13 yrs, 10 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 08/09/1953
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 03/10/1953
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 03/11/1956
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 25/01/1958
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 21/04/1962
82E   Bristol Barrow Road 7w/e 22/06/1964
81F   Oxford 6w/e 12/10/1964
70D   Eastleigh on 28/03/1965
70C   Guildford 4w/e 08/06/1965
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 27/06/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 09/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 66A Polmadie on 08/09/1953
LOAN 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 03/10/1953
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 30/09/1956
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 03/11/1956
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 25/01/1958
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 21/04/1962
ALLOC 82E Bristol Barrow Road 3w/e 29/06/1964
ALLOC 81F Oxford 3w/e 14/09/1964
TOSTORE   2w/e 07/03/1965
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 4w/e 12/04/1965
ALLOC 70C Guildford P 06/06/1965
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 27/06/1966
WDN   w/e 09/07/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
23/04/1961 Wolverhampton Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: 1442/72, 1503, 2204, 3788, 3816, 4101/14, 4635, 4938, 5322, 5920, 6130, 6608/15, 7244/53, 7413/24/37, 7828, 9412/84/98, 9657, 9746, 82033. Works Yard: 3711/49, 4168/687, 6126, 6839, 8437, 9792, 73037, 75021, 92004. SLS/196106
02/07/1961 Stafford Road Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: 1455, 2217, 3210, 3610, 3792, 4110/20, 4290, 4703, 4910/96, 5416, 5563/8/70, 5679, 5957, 6611/68, 7308/39, 7403, 8403, 9464, 9674, 9778. Weigh House : D3034, 1011. Works Yard: 1003/7, 2249, 3201, 3618, 4591, 5548, 5694, 5933, 6314, 6424, 6688, 7244, 73037. SLS/196108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/09/1953 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73037
Built at Derby Works
   
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
03/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
25/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
21/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
22/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (82E)    
12/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Oxford (81F)    
28/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
08/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Guildford (70C)    
27/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
09/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 73037    
03/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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