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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 70034 on 20/12/1952

Names Carried
Date From Name
20/12/1952 THOMAS HARDY

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Britannia
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 20/12/1952 to Longsight (9A)
Withdrawal Sat 06/05/1967
Service Life 14 yrs, 4 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Tue 12/09/1967 at J McWilliams (Shettleston)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
9A   Longsight (New) on 20/12/1952
30A   Stratford 4w/e 25/07/1953
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 31/01/1959
31B   March w/e 17/06/1961
1A   Willesden w/e 30/03/1963
5A   Crewe North w/e 20/06/1964
5B   Crewe South w/e 29/05/1965
9D   Newton Heath w/e 24/07/1965
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 21/05/1966
     Withdrawn on 06/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 9A Longsight on 20/12/1952
LOAN 91S To Southern Region 4w/e 16/05/1953
LOAN 73A Stewarts Lane 9w/e 26/05/1953
LOAN 30A Stratford 4w/e 11/07/1953
LOAN 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 11/07/1953
EXLOAN 9A Longsight 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 19/06/1954
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 21/02/1959
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 08/07/1961
ALLOC 1A Willesden on 30/03/1963
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 12/06/1965
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 4w/e 07/08/1965
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Kingmoor 5w/e 11/06/1966
WDN   w/e 06/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/07/1961 Doncaster Works (Outside Crimpsal) New Erecting Shop: D2395/6, E3064-9, 13253. Boiler Shop: E3071/2. Stripping Road: D2235, 60044/56/63/94, 60502, 61088, 61803, 61902, 73043. Scrap Road: 61824, 61927/64, 64736, 69531 intact, 68951 just cut up. Crimpsal: 60150, 61204. Outside Crimpsal: 60147, 62015, 70034. Erecting Shop: D3446/9, D3660, D5560/72, D8212, 12124, 60022/30, 60155, 60519, 61055, 61157/95, 61208, 61312/26, 61846, 70009/18/38/9, 76050. Outside Erecting Shop: DEPT7, 60034. Weigh House: Nil. Outside Weigh House: 60029, 61906. Paint Shop: D2234, D2394, D5571, D6722, E3063, 60009/73, 61056, 61378, 61893. Outside Paint Shop: D353, D5806, D9008. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196109
20/09/1964 Crewe Works (Works 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
10/10/1964 Crewe Works (Works yard) Erecting shop: D1631-6 Motors, D1636-43 Equip., D1644-53 bodies; D243/71/87/97, D345/77/90/9, D5706/16, D6737, D8038/44/7, 42187, 42546, 44715, 44803/57, 44934, 45038, 45307/92, 48081, 48155/205/310/34/552/617, 70033/53, 78023, 84028, 92024/98, 92100; New Erecting shop: D324/36/8/53, 26025/57, 27005. Traverser Area: D237 on test, D1630 on test, D301/5/80/2, D5714, D6787/911, E3014, 26030, 44838, 45005/191, 45455, 48002/24/46/160/435/639/719/21, 70002/22, 92233; Paint shop: D221, D1627/8, D8017; Outside paint shop: D290, D304/48, D1629, 44688/779/846, 46847, 48356, 84015/25; Works yard: D232, 44710/74/985, 45279, 46484, 46519, 48306/57/533/654/740, 70011/34, 80072, 92008/74/9. SLS/196411
15/11/1964 Crewe Works (Paint shop area) Erecting shop: D1641-1662; D214, D224, D236, D257, D351, D395/7, D5700/14, D6833/49, D8014/26/35/59, 42581, 42665, 44689, 44710/74, 45215/79, 46484, 48056, 48190, 48301, 48533/56, 48719/40, 92008/74/9/87/8; Near Chester line: 44715, 44844, 44988, 45000, 45660, 46402, 92019; Side of Works: 42089, 42218, 42569, 44658, 44778, 44838, 44989, 45035, 45303, 45412, 45562, 46501, 48168, 48612, 92004/64, 92117/67. Paint shop area: D251, D297, D305, D329, D336, D369, D1633/4/5/7/8/9/40, D5716, D6889, D8058, 42233, 48046/50, 70002/11/34, 92233; Cutting up: 42221, 42559; New Erecting shop: D338, E3002/4, 26025; Inspection road: 44667, 45031, 48206/52, 92139/57; Misc.: 42267/97, 44730, 45089, 45130, 48153/92, 48212/67, 48345/65, 48455, 48529, 48677/85, 48764, 70015/18/37, 80072, 92206, D219, D293, D6774, D8001/36, 26049. SLS/196412

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
20/12/1952 To Service To service as British Railways Number 70034, name: THOMAS HARDY
Built at Crewe Works
Allocated to Longsight (9A)		    
25/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
31/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
17/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
30/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
20/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
29/05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
24/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
21/05/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
06/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 70034    
12/09/1967 Scrapped Broken up by J McWilliams: Shettleston    

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