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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 70004 on 30/03/1951

Names Carried
Date From Name
30/03/1951 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Britannia
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 30/03/1951 to Stratford (30A)
Withdrawal Sat 30/12/1967
Service Life 16 yrs , 9 mths

Disposal
Scrapping Mon 11/03/1968 at T W Ward (Inverkeithing)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
BR1 763 30/03/1951 BR 4,250g 7t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
30A   Stratford (New) on 30/03/1951
30A   Stratford m/e 31/03/1951
73A   Stewarts Lane 4w/e 06/10/1951
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) 4w/e 12/07/1958
1A   Willesden w/e 24/12/1960
21D   Aston w/e 03/03/1962
1A   Willesden w/e 28/04/1962
12C   Carlisle Canal w/e 25/05/1963
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 22/06/1963
1A   Willesden w/e 27/07/1963
5A   Crewe North w/e 09/01/1965
9B   Stockport Edgeley on 23/05/1965
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 17/06/1967
     Withdrawn on 30/12/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NYA   on 30/03/1951
ALLOC 30A Stratford m/e 31/03/1951
LOAN 73A Stewarts Lane w/e 06/10/1951
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane 4w/e 03/10/1953
LOAN 14B Kentish Town 4w/e 12/07/1958
LOAN 17F Trafford Park (LMS) 4w/e 12/07/1958
ALLOC 17F Trafford Park (LMS) 4w/e 09/08/1958
LOAN 1A Willesden 4w/e 31/12/1960
ALLOC 1A Willesden 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 21D Aston 5w/e 03/03/1962
ALLOC 1A Willesden 5w/e 05/05/1962
ALLOC 12C Carlisle Canal 4w/e 01/06/1963
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Kingmoor 5w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 03/08/1963
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 5w/e 09/01/1965
ALLOC 9B Stockport Edgeley 5w/e 12/06/1965
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 08/07/1967
WDN 12A Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 30/12/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1951 \"Britannia\" Class 70000 an 70001 have settled down on regular duties now; the former appears on the 'Norfolkman' most days and 70001 regularly works the 'Hook Continental.' The other two, which have been at Stratford for some time, seem to alternate on many of the principal turns. 70006 was first at Liverpool Street on 1st May, having brought the 7.35 from Yarmouth, Vauxhall, arriving, right time, at 12.36. 70004 is, of course, on the South Bank and it is understood that 70005 is at present at Rugby Testing Plant. SLS/195106
30/06/1951 Britannias & B. of B.\'s Apart from 70004/9/14 the E.R. Allocation of Class '7' Pacifics was completed during Date: w/e 30th June, 70005 having returned from Rugby and been observed working 'The Norfolkrnan' on 27th June. On the whole these engines have made the most of their opportunities of really showing their paces on the new services which commenced with the Summer Timetable on 2nd July. The new timings, the results of imaginative and enterprising timetable work provide, among many improvements, four trains running daily between Liverpool St. and Norwich in 130 minutes. The Southern Region light 'Pacifics' have appeared on most of the main line expresses since their arrival but their activities have been somewhat circumscribed by the absence of water scoops which, on the Norwich run entails an extended stop for water at Ipswich. Despite this, 34065 worked the 8.30 a.m. 'flyer' on 20th July. 34039 also made a rare appearance on the Up 'Hook Continental' on 30th July. SLS/195109
06/10/1951 Southern Notes The solitary saddle tank, S.R. 1685 has also gone. This was converted from' 'C'. 0-6-0 No. 685 in 1917, and was for a long while stationed at Bricklayers' Arms, until it was moved to East Kent, and, temporarily, to St. Leonards, where water cranes would not reach high enough to fill her tanks. The once-famous 'I3' Marsh 4-4-2 express tanks are almost extinct; the only one left in stock being No. 32091. No. 32086, although officially withdrawn on 6th October, was still running on the 17th.
'T9' Drummond 4-4-0, No. 30718 was recently on a milk train at East Croydon, a duty generally worked by an 'H' tank.
Officially described as for L.M.R. stock, the 2-6-6-2 diesel-electric express locomotive, No. 10202, recently completed and tried out at Ashford, commenced a spell of Waterloo-Exeter ordinary express running on 15th October. The 10 standard 2-6-4Ts, numbered 80010-19 have been completed at Brighton, and most of them are working from Tunbridge Wells, which, it is understood, will be the allocation of all. Three of the L.M.S. type have gone from Tunbridge Wells to Exeter S.R. area and others have been reallocated on the Eastern Section.
New light 2-6-2Ts of the Crewe-built series, numbered 41290 upwards, have arrived on the Central Section and have been seen on empty carriage duties at London termini. Some further standard 2-6-4Ts, now building. at Brighton, will eventually, be fitted with water scoops, and some with tablet-catchers, for the L.M.R. or Scottish Regions. No. 80020/1, just out, will have catchers fitted in Scotland.
Class 7 standard 4-6,2, 70004, which had taken up regular working of the 'Golden Arrow' between Victoria and Dover, after exhibition at the Festival of Britain, sustained a broken connecting rod while hauling the up 'Golden Arrow' on Sunday, 21st October, and came to stop at Headcorn with motion seized. William Shakespeare was immovable until fitters arrived, so that delay was considerable: she is now at Ashford waiting parts from Crewe.
SLS/195112
19/03/1952 Standard Class 7\'s 70014 Iron Duke is back on Eastern Section Continental workings. To date all has been well except when a Schools had to give assistance from Tonbridge. 70004 William Shakespeare is also back. SLS/195206
07/01/1961 Trafford Park MPD 70004/14/5/7/21/32/3/42 have been transferred to Willesden and replaced by 45540, 46106/22/37/41/3/53/8. On Saturday, 7th January, 70004 worked the 12-34 p.m. Watford-New St. Birmingham and returned on the 7-37 p.m. New St.-Euston. SLS/196102
04/06/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D105-8/10, 45139, 45403, 45584, 45626, 46146, 78021. Outside Paint Shop: D97, D109, 41222/66, 42286, 44910, 45397, 45694, 46127, 46246, 49395, 92020. Works Sidings: 41269, 42441/78, 42604, 44685, 44714/66, 44832, 44907, 45021, 45208/34/96, 45438, 45535/91, 45641, 46125/8, 46404, 48525, 90163, 90388, 90595, 92033/74. Erecting Shop: D114-9, 41218/42, 42226/96, 42431, 42559, 42625/64, 44682, 44715, 44875/92, 44946, 45056/70/80, 45107/9, 45222/38/42, 45310/27/42, 45415/26/37, 45510/23/55/64, 45703/17, 46117, 46222/9/32/8, 46429, 46509, 48258, 48305/35/93, 48409/36, 48549/53/6, 48760, 49447, 70004, 78061, 90251/76, 90557, 90685, 90724, 92087, 92132. Outside Erecting Shop: 42227, 44874, 45686, 45734, 46116/70. New Erecting Shop: D111-3/20-4, D222. Scrap Yard: 40002, 40658/91, 43225, 43459, 47374, 52240/60, 52464, 52526 all intact, with 40502 being cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 44373/4, 47592, 47648, 51441/4/6, 52093, 52312. SLS/196107
25/06/1961 Crewe Works (Outside Paint Shop) Paint Shop: D112/3, 41326, 44682, 48549, 49395, 90537, Outside Paint Shop: D109-11, 10203, 45080, 45203, 45426, 46232, 46404, 48553, 48707, 70004. Works Sidings: 41229, 42118, 45104, 45218, 45438, 45516/29, 46155, 48287, 48648/97, 48761, 90163, 90327/81/8, 90685, 92030/77. Erecting Shop: D5016, 42136/58, 42234, 42452/78, 42589, 42651, 44658/85, 44714/28/48, 44857, 44949/87, 45021, 45107/89, 45238/47/8/9/86/96, 45367/70/94, 45410/35/45, 45588, 45641/58/61, 46102/42/7, 46243, 46441, 46502, 48154, 48264, 48375, 48446, 48724/67, 49048, 90125, 90264/66, 90338, 90408, 90528, 90646, 92074. Outside Erecting Shop: D78, D108, 42226, 44888, 44946, 45254, 45615, 46131, 46238, 46484, 92032. New Erecting Shop: D75, D114-26. Scrap Yard: 40050, 40126/55/71, 47571, 47605 all intact. SLS/196108
14/08/1963 Crewe Works (Yard) Erecting Shop: D1030-34, D1073, D1550-58 UC (in various stages), D202/24/32/36/87, D316, 46230, 46442, 44812/96, 44936, 45070/94, 45310/40, 45421/31, 48121/64, 48766, 70018/50, 73166, 90384, 92014/56/83/105/113/133/154/167/173/191. Outside Erecting Shop: 44674, 45414/51, 48409, 82038, 12134/240. Stripped down in Yard: 92084/132/151/162. Dismantling Shed: 49448, 64791, 64907, 90095. On Scrap Road: 63808/17/65. Yard: D215/98, D338/344, 42151, 44826/909/81, 45218/305/398, 48035/133/296/751/770, 70004/21, 73025, 75000, 84012, 92100. Electric and Diesel Shop: 26057, 27002/4. Paint Shop: D1069/70/71/72, 45295, 45573, 49395, 26010, 1439 and Lion. Outside Paint Shop: D227/90, D335/79, D8007/21, 45283, 48502/618/709, 70020, 92020/40/86/123/192. On 21st July, Royal Scot 46151 was in the dismantling shed being broken-up, and 46152 was in the erecting shop having a casual. SLS/196309
01/04/1964 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: New Construction, D1583-98 (in various stages), D205/27/46/70/86, D303/7/28/30/83/87, D5717, D6775/84, D6863/78, D8002/6/7/23/50, 44918, 45382/408/577/626, 46443, 48169/225/69/474/528/615/37/95/729/42, 70000/4/10, 82009 92121/22. Outside Erecting Shop: D300, D5719, D6783/9, 45426, 48154/436/742/50, 78041, 92137. Electric Shop: D204, D6843, E3007, 26000/9, 27003. Yard: 42055/81, 42410/583/699, 43957, 44405, 44676/873/917/87, 45217/372/445, 45569/658, 46436/41/524, 48073/258/332/424/613/749, 84021/3/4, 92002/62/156/73. Inside and Around Paint Shop: New Construction, D1563, D1567-82. Weigh Shed: 48753. Outside Paint Shop: D201/23/339, 26006, 45069/75, 48185/436/734, 92082/163. Inside Paint Shop: D259, D311, D1034, 49395, 92053 and L.M.S. 6229 Duchess of Hamilton, painted in L.M.S livery (for a Butlins Camp). SLS/196405
29/10/1967 Crewe South MPD 45285/7, 48018, 48729, 92047, 70004/24/31/45. Stored-48402, LNER 4498. Withdrawn-D2519, 15000/2, 42647, 43001/3/7/21, 44680/1/4, 44765, 44805/8/12/4/21/32/3/43/60/5, 44944, 45006/21/42/52/60/89,45186, 45243/70/8/97/8, 45308, 45405/94, 46520, 48220, 48364, 48474, 48521/2/48, 48603/43, 48725/67, 75029, 76051, 92100. SLS/196712

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
30/03/1951 To Service To service as British Railways Number 70004, name: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Built at Crewe Works
Allocated to Stratford (30A)
Tender fitted: BR1
   
31/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
06/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
12/07/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
24/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
03/03/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (21D)    
28/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
25/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (12C)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
27/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
09/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
23/05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
17/06/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
30/12/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 70004    
11/03/1968 Scrapped Broken up by T W Ward: Inverkeithing    

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