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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D1017 15/03/1963  

Names Carried
Name Date From
WESTERN WARRIOR 15/03/1963

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 52
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
5215/03/1963
Wheel Arrangement C-C
Builder Swindon Works
Fittings (as built)
Train Brakes Vacuum Brakes fitted
Steam Boiler Spanner Mk 3
AWS Western Region AWS (ATC) fitted
To Service 15/03/1963 to Cardiff Canton (88A)
Withdrawn 01/08/1973 off Laira (84A)
Time in Service 10 yrs, 4 mths , 17 dys
Total Mileage 984,000 miles
Cut Up on 12/03/1975
Cut At Locomotive Works (Swindon)
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
MSYP Maroon bodywork, small yellow warning panel 15/03/1963
BSYP BR Blue bodywork, small yellow warning panel 03/02/1967
BFYE BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front 07/03/1968

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
88A   Cardiff Canton (New) on 15/03/1963
87E   Landore 2w/e 07/03/1965
86A   Cardiff Canton 5w/e 20/02/1966
84A   Laira 5w/e 01/05/1966
     Withdrawn on 01/08/1973

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
15/03/1963 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat WR ATC    

Notes
Notes This locomotive was one of a group of 4 (D1017-D1020) that were identified as not to be fitted with Dual AWS and Dual Brakes in order to save costs. This lead to their untimely demise in the summer of 1973.


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
15/03/1963 To Service To service as British Railways number D1017, name: WESTERN WARRIOR
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Cardiff Canton (88A)
Livery applied: Maroon bodywork, small yellow warning panel		    
07/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (87E)    
20/02/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86A)    
01/05/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (84A)    
03/02/1967 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue bodywork, small yellow warning panel    
07/03/1968 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front    
01/08/1973 Withdrawn Condemned as 1017 from Laira (84A)    
12/03/1975 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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