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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 78013 m/e 01/1954

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 2
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 01/1954 to West Auckland (51F)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 06/05/1967
Service Life 13 yrs, 4 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
51F   West Auckland (New) m/e 01/1954
51J   Northallerton 4w/e 19/03/1955
51H   Kirkby Stephen 3w/e 31/01/1958
16B   Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 18/06/1960
16A   Nottingham w/e 23/03/1963
15E   Coalville w/e 07/12/1963
15A   Leicester Midland w/e 26/09/1964
16A   Toton w/e 16/07/1966
9K   Bolton w/e 12/11/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 06/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 51F West Auckland on 28/01/1954
ALLOC 51J Northallerton 4w/e 26/03/1955
ALLOC 51H Kirkby Stephen 4w/e 25/01/1958
ALLOC 12E Kirkby Stephen on 01/02/1958
LOAN 12E Kirkby Stephen on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 16B Kirkby in Ashfield 5w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 4w/e 30/03/1963
ALLOC 15E Coalville 4w/e 07/12/1963
ALLOC 15A Leicester Midland 3w/e 03/10/1964
ALLOC 16A Toton 4w/e 06/08/1966
ALLOC 9K Bolton 5w/e 12/11/1966
WDN   w/e 06/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/04/1962 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop Yard) New Erecting Shop: D52 (Complete), D1037-9 (Body shells), D231/94/5, D8015, E3020. New Erecting Shop Yard: D303, 42640. Erecting Shop: D53-5 (Engines in), D56/7, D1035/6 (Body Sides only), D7, D212/3/5/7/26/92, D325, D8005, 41225/39/41, 42102/5/33/5, 42249/96, 42555/6, 42644/86, 44741, 44815, 44911, 45134, 45202/10/24/31/62, 45375, 45557/71/90/1/9, 45632/3/54, 45742, 46111/22/9, 46238, 48452, 48504, 70015/20/51, 92045, 92120. Erecting Shop Yard: D335, D8019, 42586, 45097, 45370, 45434, 46132/45/56, 46222/39/42, 78013. Paint Shop: D50/1/64-7, 45242, 46240, 49395, 90606 and an unidentified electric loco. Paint Shop Yard: D235, 90178. Works Yard: 42256, 42494, 42514, 44778, 44862, 44932/64, 45535, 45671, 46118/48, 48600, 70014, 90167, 90201, 90520, 92022/46/54. Scrap Road: 40024, 40132, 41900, 46204/11/2, 49134 complete with 40180, 45519, 51222 just cut-up. Works Shunters: 43957, 44363/73, 47592, 47618/61, 51412, 52093, 52312, 52441, D3245. SLS/196205
15/11/1963 Crewe Works (Outside Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: 45494, 49395, D1031/72, 27004 and three Brush Type 4s (D1500 series). Paint Shop Yard: 44677, 45059, 45574, 48094/371/502/760, 73135, 75000, 82000, 92008, D221/49, D1030. Yard: 42668, 44500, 44676/86/762/892/904, 45139/263/280/317/736, 46119/43, 46227/31/2, 46452, 48411, 70025, 78028/62, 84013, 90630, 92068/81/178. Electric Loco. Shop: E3019, 26005/16/20, 27001/2. Outside Erecting Shop: 44696, 44726, 45072/137, 46489, 78013, 92071/109, D200/6/15, D374/81/95. Erecting Shop: 44671/712/33/59/858/927, 45013/25/106/293/403/29/34/7/91, 46434/7, 48472/725/31, 70045, 77002, 78033/55, 80105, 92013/153/68/74/82/234, D222/8/9/31/3/45/52/93/7, D303, D6769, D8001. Cut-up Shop: remains of 46158 remains. Locos. cut up at Crewe w/e 19/10: 42556/853, 45100/315, 46223, 49104; w/e 26/10-42238/79, 46224, 49408, 84012; w/e 2/11-45625/45, 46149/222/42; w/e 9/11-42157/288/319, 44309, 45521, 45706; w/e 16/11-42442, 45591, 46126/58/230/49. New construction comprised Brush Type 4s (D1500s), Western Type 4s (D1000s). SLS/196312
29/12/1963 Coalville MPD 58143 was withdrawn mid-December whilst 58148 was due for withdrawal 28th December, leaving only 58182 as sole survivor-built November, 1876. 78013 with modified mountings has been used on the Leicester West Bridge branch since 29th November, whilst 78000/28 are expected from Crewe shortly, after modification. SLS/196401

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1954 To Service To service as British Railways Number 78013
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to West Auckland (51F)
   
19/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Northallerton (51J)    
31/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby Stephen (51H)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby in Ashfield (16B)    
23/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
07/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Coalville (15E)    
26/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15A)    
16/07/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (16A)    
12/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
06/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 78013    
10/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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