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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) E3011 11/11/1960
TOPS (Tops) 81009 01/1975

Locomotive Specifics
Class 81
Wheels Bo-Bo
Builder Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
Works Number 1093
To Service 11/11/1960
To Service At London Midland - Western Lines (LMW)
Withdrawn 17/12/1990
Time in Service 30 yrs, 1 mth , 6 dys
Cut Up 07/02/1992
Cut At Coopers Metals Attercliffe
Status Scrapped

Allocations
Code Name Date From
LMW London Midland - Western Lines (New) on 11/11/1960
GW Glasgow Shields Road w/e 29/03/1975
   Withdrawn on 17/12/1990

Modifications
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
18/01/1973   Air Brakes fitted        

Configuration
Configuration Date Configuration Description Additional Source
11/11/1960 ve Vacuum braked, Electric Train Heating    
18/01/1973 xe Dual braked, Electric Train Heating    


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/11/1960 To Service To service as British Railways number E3011
Built at Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company, Works Number 1093
   
18/01/1973 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
01/1975 Renumbered Renumbered to 81009    
29/03/1975 Allocation Reallocated to Glasgow Shields Road (GW)    
17/12/1990 Withdrawn Condemned as 81009    
07/02/1992 Scrapped Broken up by Coopers Metals: Attercliffe    

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