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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 78039 on 27/11/1954

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 2
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
To Service Sat 27/11/1954 to Rhyl (6K)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 01/10/1966
Service Life 11 yrs, 10 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
6K   Rhyl (New) on 27/11/1954
8D   Widnes 4w/e 19/05/1956
1A   Willesden w/e 25/05/1963
5E   Nuneaton w/e 02/10/1965
6D   Shrewsbury w/e 23/04/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 01/10/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 6K Rhyl w/e 27/11/1954
ALLOC 8D Widnes 4w/e 19/05/1956
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 01/06/1963
ALLOC 5E Nuneaton 4w/e 09/10/1965
ALLOC 6D Shrewsbury 4w/e 07/05/1966
WDN   w/e 01/10/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/02/1962 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: Closed indefinitely through £50 damage being wilfully caused to paintwork of D58 by a singularly irresponsible visitor in a party on 28/1/62. Outside Paint Shop: D62/3, 45436, 45660/99, 48555. New Erecting Shop: D4/6/7, D64, D213/7/31/4/88, D317. Erecting Shop: D50-5/65-7, D237, D8044, 42150, 42484, 42550, 42617, 44661/94, 44713, 44839, 44904, 45051/8/76/8, 45144, 45209/50, 45412, 45606/48, 45723, 46106/36/8/69, 46231/6, 46420, 48039, 48366, 48478, 48503, 49277, 70029, 78039, 90190, 90245/57/61/85, 92028/77/81/3, 92111/57. Erecting Shop Yard: 42280, 45208, 45304/5/15, 46257, 52312, 90096, 90665, 92076. Works Sidings: 41239, 42445, 44709/35/70, 44870/3/95, 45093, 45211, 45494, 45522, 45642/5/52/76, 46249/56, 46431, 47334, 47580, 47631, 48325, 48400, 48550, 48624, 48708, 78036, 90125, 92089. Scrap Road: Nil. SLS/196203

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
27/11/1954 To Service To service as British Railways Number 78039
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to Rhyl (6K)
   
19/05/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
25/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (5E)    
23/04/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (6D)    
01/10/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 78039    
03/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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