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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 70031 on 29/11/1952

Names Carried
Date From Name
29/11/1952 BYRON

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Britannia
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 29/11/1952 to Holyhead (6J)
Withdrawal Sat 11/11/1967 off Speke Junction (8C)
Service Life 14 yrs, 11 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 07/03/1968 at J McWilliams (Shettleston)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
6J   Holyhead (New) on 29/11/1952
9A   Longsight 3w/e 24/01/1953
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) w/e 30/04/1960
9A   Longsight w/e 24/09/1960
21D   Aston w/e 09/09/1961
1A   Willesden w/e 20/04/1963
5A   Crewe North w/e 09/01/1965
5B   Crewe South w/e 29/05/1965
12B   Carlisle Upperby w/e 24/07/1965
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 17/12/1966
     Withdrawn on 11/11/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 6J Holyhead w/e 29/11/1952
ALLOC 9A Longsight 4w/e 24/01/1953
LOAN 9E Trafford Park (LMS) 5w/e 30/04/1960
EXLOAN 9A Longsight 4w/e 24/09/1960
ALLOC 21D Aston 4w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 1A Willesden 5w/e 04/05/1963
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 5w/e 09/01/1965
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 12/06/1965
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 07/08/1965
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 31/12/1966
WDN 8C Speke Junction w/e 11/11/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D9, D50, D134-7, 42600/9, 44755/81, 44942, 45092, 45680, 46224, 49395, 78035 and the usual preserved locos. Out-side Paint Shop: D5031, 42117, 42639, 45421. 45690, 48205, 70043/9. Erecting Shop: D51-60, D235, D5137, 41200, 42234/67/83/92, 42437, 42606, 44680/4, 44739/49/53, 44806, 44985, 45034, 45147, 45233, 45369/83/95, 45568/9, 45625/39/60/84, 46166, 46230/44, 46485, 48080, 48111/34, 48304, 48429/53, 48518, 48601/74, 48733, 49141. 70031, 78036, 84001, 92025/93, 92167. Outside Erecting Shop: 42073, 45283, 45560, 46152, 70022, 90702. New Erecting Shop: D1/5, D229/31/6, D328, D5073, D5136. Works Sidings: 41262, 42460, 44686, 44756, 45140/5, 45215/27/79/98, 45645. 46109/21/7/50, 46236, 48172, 48416, 48649, 48930/50. 49246, 49313, 70026/42, 78037, 90147, 90413, 92018, 92159. Scrap Road: 47467, 47420, 47570 being cut up, 40074, 42220. 44088, 44249, 45544, 47755, 47405. 50850 intact. Works Shunters: D3584, 43957, 44374, 47618/61/77, 51412/46, 52093. SLS/196202
20/09/1964 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop Yard) Paint Shop: D1622 painted, D1623 undercoat, D1626 undercoat, D1627 undercoat, D6786, 26049. Arrival Sidings: 42233, 42267, 42651, 42665, 44667, 45031, 45038, 45249, 48050, 48056, 48153, 48205, 48206, 48252, 48267, 48301, 48365, 48558, 48617, 78023, 92157. Works Siding adjacent to Scrap Road: 48069, 48155, 48202, 48310, 48657. Scrap Road: 42092, 48341, 84023. Traction Shop: D338, D371, E3012, 26025, 27004, 27005. Traction Shop Yard: D203, D274, D304, D379, D1646, D1647, D1648, D1649, D1650, D1651 shell, D8055. Erecting Shop Yard: D221, D232, D348, 42115, 48450, 70031. Minor Repair Road: 44688, 45195, 45455. Erecting Shop: D237, D244, D290, D301, D306, D329, D370, D380, D1624 undercoat, D1628 undercoat, D1629 undercoat, D1630 motors mounted, D1631 motors mounted, D1632 motors mounted, D1633, D1634, D1635, D1636, D1637, D1638, D1639, D1640, D1641, D1642, D1643, D1644, D1645 shell, D5706, D6768, D8017, D8056, 42436, 42546, 44664, 44779, 44814, 44835, 45005, 45327, 46487, 48057, 48218, 48247, 48335, 48351, 48356, 48357, 48364, 48435, 48540, 70022, 84015, 84025. Works Yard: 42186, 42421, 42608, 44663, 44715, 44803, 44857, 45103, 45307, 45392, 45716, 46491, 48002, 48024, 48081, 48160, 48334, 48552, 48721, 70033, 70034, 70053, 92024, 92100, 92139, 92206, 92223, 92231. Paint Shop Yard: D213, D276, D283, D354, D1621 painted, D333, D1625 undercoat, D6788, D8045, D8052, 42072, 45112, 45325, 48253, 48548, 48676, 70001, 70009, 70044, 78044. SLS/196410
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
29/11/1952 To Service To service as British Railways Number 70031, name: BYRON
Built at Crewe Works
Allocated to Holyhead (6J)
   
24/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
30/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
24/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
09/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (21D)    
20/04/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
09/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
29/05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
24/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
17/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
11/11/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 70031 from Speke Junction (8C)    
07/03/1968 Scrapped Broken up by J McWilliams: Shettleston    

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