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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73033 on 07/08/1953

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Tue 07/08/1953 to Polmadie (66A)
Withdrawal Tue 30/01/1968
Service Life 14 yrs, 5 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
66A   Polmadie (New) on 07/08/1953
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 03/10/1953
84B   Oxley 4w/e 03/11/1956
6E   Chester West 4w/e 14/06/1958
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 26/09/1959
1A   Willesden w/e 14/05/1960
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 09/06/1962
1A   Willesden w/e 16/06/1962
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 28/07/1962
1A   Willesden w/e 11/08/1962
1E   Bletchley w/e 07/03/1964
2B   Oxley w/e 16/01/1965
5E   Nuneaton w/e 06/03/1965
70D   Eastleigh 2w/e 11/04/1965
9H   Patricroft w/e 24/07/1965
     Withdrawn on 30/01/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 66A Polmadie w/e 07/08/1953
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 03/10/1953
LOAN 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 30/09/1956
ALLOC 84B Oxley 4w/e 03/11/1956
LOAN 6E Chester West 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region m/e 30/06/1958
ALLOC 6E Chester West 4w/e 12/07/1958
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 3w/e 26/09/1959
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 28/05/1960
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 5w/e 04/08/1962
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 01/09/1962
ALLOC 1E Bletchley 5w/e 07/03/1964
ALLOC 2B Oxley 3w/e 06/02/1965
ALLOC 5E Nuneaton 5w/e 13/03/1965
ALLOC 9H Patricroft 4w/e 07/08/1965
WDN 9H Patricroft w/e 27/01/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/06/1959 Derby Works (Erecting Shop, No. 1 Bay) Paint Shop-44028 I, 44092 G, 44211 G, 44588 G, D3772 New. Tender for 41000. No. 2835/1902 (3500 galls). Diesel Erecting Shop-ED4, ED5, 10202, 12034/53/54/56/62. New Work 8 D-E Sh. D3773-D3780 new. Test House-D1, D3491. Diesel Finishing Shop-D2, D5019, D5700/1. Erecting Shop, No. 1 Bay-42400 I, 43920 I, 44229 G, 47259 I, 47623 G, 48170 G, 48184 G, 48185 I, 48192 G, 48215 G, 48420 G, 48643 I, 48690 G, 48700 G, 73033 G, 73138 I, Stripping-42305/7, 42818, 44213. Erecting Shop, No. 2 Bay-41000 (complete, ready for paint shop), 44202 I, 45057 Casual, 45275 Casual, 48191 I, 80062 I ; Stripping - 48180. Erecting Shop, No. 3 Bay-5 1-Co-Co-1, 2300 H.P. D/E (D3-D7); 8 Bo-Bo, 1160 H.P. D/E (D5020-D5027). Yard-40047, 40413, 40420, 40550, 40680, 42354, 43223, 43873, 43939, 43970, 44597, 45128, 47309, 47538, 48356, 48385, 53806 Frames, 58279, 10100, 10800, 13084, D5018, Cecil Raikes. SLS/195907
15/05/1961 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D10, D214, D2903/12, D3069/88, D3172, D5022, 11114/6, 13119. Test House: D3, D9, D21, D31, D77, D223/69, D3245, D5034, 11119, 12052. New Building: D33-D43. Finishing Shop: D32, D94, D268, D5029/31/75/85. Erecting Shop: 42102, 42337, 42410, 44053/85, 44132, 44269, 44526/62, 47384/98, 47493, 47506/59, 48142/80, 48313, 48643/54/71, 73011/33/53/66, 73132, 75045. Paint Shop: D30, 42281, 47305/24, 48385, 48401. Ex Works on Shed: D2501, D2910, 42077, 42377, 47646, 483361 48639, 73157, 75043. In Works Sidings: D11, D3017, D5018/61/84/90, D5143, D8013, 12000/33, 41529/36, 41835, 42088, 42307, 42507/17/29, 43888, 43911/62/91, 44067, 44124, 47357, 47605, 58850, 73127, 75011. SLS/196106
14/06/1961 Derby MPD (Ex Works on Shed) Ex Works on Shed: D2910, 42517, 43991, 44124, 47288, 48643, 73033, 73127/32, 75011. SLS/196107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/08/1953 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73033
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to Polmadie (66A)
   
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
03/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (6E)    
26/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
14/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
09/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
16/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
28/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
11/08/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
07/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
16/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (2B)    
06/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (5E)    
11/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
24/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
30/01/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 73033    
05/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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