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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73080 m/e 06/1955

Names Carried
Date From Name
06/1955 MERLIN

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service During 06/1955 to Norwood Junction (75C)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 25/12/1966
Service Life 11 yrs, 6 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
75C   Norwood Junction (New) m/e 06/1955
70A   Nine Elms 6w/e 14/06/1959
71G   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 5w/e 26/11/1959
71A   Eastleigh 5w/e 18/03/1961
71G   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 7w/e 03/05/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 25/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 73A Stewarts Lane w/e 21/06/1955
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms P 14/06/1959
ALLOC 71G Weymouth Radipole (GWR) P 26/11/1959
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh P 18/03/1961
ALLOC 71G Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 7w/e 03/05/1961
WDN   w/e 25/12/1966

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1955 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73080, name: MERLIN
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to Norwood Junction (75C)		    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
26/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (71G)    
18/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
03/05/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (71G)    
25/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 73080    
05/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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