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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D445 18/10/1968  
TOPS (Tops) 50045 23/03/1974  

Names Carried
Name Date From
Achilles 12/04/1978

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 50
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
5018/10/1968
Wheels Co-Co
Builder English Electric Vulcan Foundry
To Service 18/10/1968 to Stoke Division (D05)
Withdrawn 11/12/1990
Time in Service 22 yrs, 1 mth , 23 dys
Cut Up 04/1900
Cut At C F Booth (Rotherham)
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
BFYE BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front by 04/1978

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
D05   Stoke Division (New) on 18/10/1968
LA   Laira 2w/e 07/02/1976
     Withdrawn on 11/12/1990

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
18/10/1968 xes Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating, Slow Speed Control BR AWS    


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
04/1900 Scrapped Broken up by C F Booth: Rotherham    
18/10/1968 To Service To service as British Railways number D445
Built at English Electric Vulcan Foundry
Allocated to Stoke Division (D05)
   
23/03/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 50045    
07/02/1976 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (LA)    
04/1978 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front    
12/04/1978 Naming Named 'Achilles' at Laira    
11/12/1990 Withdrawn Condemned as 50045    

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