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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 78034 m/e 10/1954

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 2
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 10/1954 to Rhyl (6K)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 08/01/1966
Service Life 11 yrs, 3 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966 at T W Ward (Killamarsh)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
6K   Rhyl (New) m/e 10/1954
8D   Widnes 4w/e 19/05/1956
2B   Nuneaton w/e 09/09/1961
6H   Bangor w/e 16/09/1961
1C   Watford w/e 25/05/1963
1A   Willesden w/e 03/04/1965
5B   Crewe South w/e 02/10/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 08/01/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 6K Rhyl w/e 09/10/1954
ALLOC 8D Widnes 4w/e 19/05/1956
ALLOC 6H Bangor 4w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 30/03/1963
ALLOC IC   4w/e 01/06/1963
ALLOC 1A Willesden 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 09/10/1965
WDN   w/e 08/01/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/03/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) Paint Shop: D90/5, 41247/50/5/7/9/64/82, 45228, 45658, 48686, 48733, L.N.W.R. 1054, and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D86/9/91-3, 44768, 48470. 48693, 49395, 84012. Works Sidings: 42584, 42678, 44665, 44868, 45101/90/8, 45205/64, 45391, 45500/4, 45612, 46101/64, 47271, 47672, 48101/22, 48437, 48628/57, 48734, 49149/73, 49335, 78030/4/64, 90313/43, 92009, 92159. Erecting Shops: D94/100-7, 41203/26, 42086, 42557/67, 42657/86, 44664/91, 44738/73, 44802/22/40, 44917, 45062/95, 45106/13/6/48/85, 45217/38/41/57, 45302/14/39/72/92, 45425/46, 45514, 45629/45/98, 45702/8, 46139/44, 46231, 47008, 48345, 48502, 48659, 49122, 49431, 70042, 71000, 90064, 90110, 90207/92, 90399, 90544/79/84, 92046/69. Outside Erecting Shops: 45000/15, 45533, 46421, 48895, 49328, 49448, 92135. New Erecting Shop: D96-9/108/9. Outside New Erecting Shop: D110. Scrap Road: 40001, 42397, 42438, 43194, 43333, 43562, 49243, with 45511 just cut-up. Leaving Works: 45341, 45613, 48705, 92087. Works Shunters: 12020, 44373/4, 47592, 47618, 51412/46, 52312, 52441/64. SLS/196104
27/02/1966 Crewe South MPD (Waiting Works) Ex Works: 44806, 45350, 48683, 70045; Waiting Works: 44813, 45235/48, 47480/681, 48248, 78034. SLS/196604
27/03/1966 Crewe Works (Stored or waiting works) Erecting Shop: 44659, 45132, 46443, 48392, 70038, 75009, 76040, 92002/16/77/123/227, D209, D290/9, D307/9/20, D1100-6, D1554/6/62/5, D1712/31, D1750, D1998/9, D8025. Traverser area: D215/9/34/53/72, D300/35/79, D1507/53/63/95/6, D1601/10, D1720, D1906, 26042, E3041/9, 92093. Old Cutting up shop: D233, D1537, D1859, D5704, E3045. Electric Shop: E3037/67/168, 26013/31. Test Area: D343, D5277, D7568. New shop: D305, D1505/15/24/41, D1617, D5227/31, D7554, E3031. Paint shop: 45135/305, 46235, 70003, 71000, 92026, D1993-7, D5709, D8010, 26034/57. Stored or waiting works: 44890, 45374/99, 45600, 47681, 48555, 48762, 78034. SLS/196605

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1954 To Service To service as British Railways Number 78034
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to Rhyl (6K)		    
19/05/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
09/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Bangor (6H)    
25/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Watford (1C)    
03/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
08/01/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 78034    
04/1966 Scrapped Broken up by T W Ward: Killamarsh    

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