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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73110 on 24/09/1955

Names Carried
Date From Name
24/09/1955 THE RED KNIGHT

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
To Service Sun 24/09/1955 to Nine Elms (70A)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 29/01/1967
Service Life 11 yrs, 4 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
70A   Nine Elms (New) on 24/09/1955
70D   Eastleigh m/e 14/09/1964
70C   Guildford 4w/e 25/10/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 29/01/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 4w/e 14/09/1964
ALLOC 70C Guildford 4w/e 25/10/1965
WDN   w/e 29/01/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/01/1960 Eastleigh Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop: 30056/108/516/33/40/86/668/73/7/87/9/950, 34006/63/86/106/10, 35004, 41291, 73110/15, 75079, 78005/56, 80013, E5001. Ex-works: 32106, 34099, 84029, E20003. Waiting works: 30035/475, 34067, 80089; on 'dump', 30179/318/774. SLS/196002
07/09/1963 Eastleigh Works (Works Yard) 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
24/09/1955 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73110, name: THE RED KNIGHT
Built at Doncaster Works
Allocated to Nine Elms (70A)
   
14/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
25/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Guildford (70C)    
29/01/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 73110    
06/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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