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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) E3017 05/05/1961
TOPS (Tops) 81015 03/05/1973

Locomotive Specifics
Class 81
Wheels Bo-Bo
Builder Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
Works Number 1099
To Service 05/05/1961
To Service At London Midland - Western Lines (LMW)
Withdrawn 17/12/1984
Time in Service 23 yrs, 7 mths , 12 dys
Cut Up 29/05/1992
Cut At MC Metals Springburn
Status Scrapped

Allocations
Code Name Date From
LMW London Midland - Western Lines (New) on 05/05/1961
GS Glasgow Shields Road 4w/e 26/01/1974
CE Crewe Electric w/e 11/05/1974
GW Glasgow Shields Road w/e 29/03/1975
   Withdrawn on 17/12/1984

Modifications
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
05/1973   Air Brakes fitted        

Configuration
Configuration Date Configuration Description Additional Source
05/05/1961 ve Vacuum braked, Electric Train Heating    
05/1973 xe Dual braked, Electric Train Heating    


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/05/1961 To Service To service as British Railways number E3017
Built at Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company, Works Number 1099
   
05/1973 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
03/05/1973 Renumbered Renumbered to 81015    
26/01/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Glasgow Shields Road (GS)    
11/05/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe Electric (CE)    
29/03/1975 Allocation Reallocated to Glasgow Shields Road (GW)    
17/12/1984 Withdrawn Condemned as 81015    
29/05/1992 Scrapped Broken up by MC Metals: Springburn    

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