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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D440 25/09/1968  
TOPS (Tops) 50040 16/02/1974  

Names Carried
Name Date From
Leviathan (removed 06/1987) 15/09/1978
Centurion 08/07/1987

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 50
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
5025/09/1968
Wheels Co-Co
Builder English Electric Vulcan Foundry
Works Number 3810/D1181
To Service 25/09/1968 to Stoke Division (D05)
Withdrawn 03/08/1990
Time in Service 21 yrs, 10 mths , 9 dys
Cut Up 07/2008
Cut At Sims Metals (Halesowen)
Status Scrapped

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
D05   Stoke Division (New) on 25/09/1968
BR   Bristol Bath Road w/e 11/05/1974
CD   Crewe Diesel w/e 25/05/1974
BR   Bristol Bath Road 2w/e 10/04/1976
OC   Old Oak Common on 04/10/1987
     Withdrawn on 03/08/1990

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
25/09/1968 xes Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating, Slow Speed Control BR AWS    

Preservation
Current Status Unknown


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
25/09/1968 To Service To service as British Railways number D440
Built at English Electric Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 3810
Allocated to Stoke Division (D05)
   
16/02/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 50040    
11/05/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BR)    
25/05/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe Diesel (CD)    
10/04/1976 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BR)    
15/09/1978 Naming Named 'Leviathan' at Laira    
08/07/1987 Naming Renamed 'Centurion' at Laira    
04/10/1987 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (OC)    
03/08/1990 Withdrawn Condemned as 50040    
07/2008 Scrapped Broken up by Sims Metals: Halesowen    

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