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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73049 on 30/12/1953

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Fri 30/12/1953 to Leicester Midland (15C)
Withdrawal Fri 19/03/1965
Service Life 11 yrs, 2 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1965 at Birds (Long Marston)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
15C   Leicester Midland (New) on 30/12/1953
71G   Bath Green Park (S&D) 5w/e 12/08/1955
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 23/04/1960
82E   Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 16/06/1962
82F   Bath Green Park (S&D) 4w/e 14/07/1962
81F   Oxford 6w/e 12/10/1964
     Withdrawn on 19/03/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 15C Leicester Midland w/e 02/01/1954
ALLOC 71G Bath Green Park (S&D) 5w/e 12/08/1955
LOAN 91S To Southern Region 4w/e 13/08/1955
ALLOC 91S To Southern Region 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 23/04/1960
ALLOC 82E Bristol Barrow Road m/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 82F Bath Green Park (S&D) 4w/e 14/07/1962
ALLOC 81F Oxford 3w/e 14/09/1964
TOSTORE   2w/e 07/03/1965
WDN   5w/e 12/04/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/09/1963 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: 30073, 30824, 33037, 34006/15/21/33/41/51, 34043 partially cut up, 35014/7/8/25/7, 41316/24, 73049/51, 75069, 76010/28/68, 80015/31/42/82, D3668, D4100, D6536/45, E5007, E6001. Test House: 31834. Scrap Yard: 30510, 30911. Works Yard: 35010, WD601 ex works, 31400, 31846, 34036 damaged front end, 34055 (with smoke-box door from 34043), 35029, 73110 (all waiting works), 30915, 31818, 32338, 32635/61 waiting scrap. SLS/196310

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
30/12/1953 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73049
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to Leicester Midland (15C)		    
12/08/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Bath Green Park (S&D) (71G)    
23/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
16/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (82E)    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bath Green Park (S&D) (82F)    
12/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Oxford (81F)    
19/03/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 73049    
06/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Birds: Long Marston    

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