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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 76068 m/e 08/1956

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 4
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
To Service During 08/1956 to Eastleigh (71A)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 10/10/1965
Service Life 9 yrs, 2 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1966 at Buttigiegs (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
71A   Eastleigh (New) m/e 08/1956
     Withdrawn w/e 10/10/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 71A Eastleigh on 09/08/1956
WDN   w/e 10/10/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/11/1961 Eastleigh Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: D5000/3, D6530, E5008, 3733, 7782, 9629/77, 15211/34, 30051/7, 30480, 30543/7, 30830, 30921, 31808, 32343, 33028/33/40, 34015/49/57/63, 34103/10, 35010/27, 41206, 41324, 73020, 76059, 80145, 82013. Works Yard: 9732, 15233, 30120, 30859/, 34037/50/99, 76060/8, 92211. Scrap Yard: 30277, 30858, 31145, 31505. SLS/196112
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
08/1956 To Service To service as British Railways Number 76068
Built at Doncaster Works
Allocated to Eastleigh (71A)
   
10/10/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 76068    
02/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Buttigiegs: Newport    

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