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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73038 on 12/09/1953

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Tue 12/09/1953
Withdrawal During 09/1965
Service Life 11 yrs, 11 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 12/09/1953
84K   Chester West 4w/e 03/10/1953
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 09/04/1960
6G   Llandudno Junction w/e 17/11/1962
1A   Willesden w/e 02/11/1963
1E   Bletchley w/e 07/03/1964
2B   Oxley w/e 16/01/1965
5E   Nuneaton w/e 06/03/1965
6D   Shrewsbury w/e 24/07/1965
     Withdrawn m/e 09/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 68A Carlisle Kingmoor on 12/09/1953
LOAN 84K Chester West 4w/e 03/10/1953
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 30/09/1956
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 5w/e 30/04/1960
ALLOC 6G Llandudno Junction 4w/e 01/12/1962
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 09/11/1963
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 6D Shrewsbury 4w/e 07/08/1965
WDN   w/e 02/10/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1959 Derby Works (Stripping) Paint shop-42378/81, 43940, 47451/583, 48611. Diesel shop-ED2, 10000/100/800, 12000/035/082, D3020, 13037, D8014. New work-0-6-0 shunters D3763/4; outside-ED7, D5001/2/6. Test House-D5005/7/8. Erecting shop-1 bay-42511I, 42610 G, 44167G, 44338I, 44535G, 44587G, 47000I, 47421I, 48006/217 G, 48370/533G, 75017I. Stripping-48654, 73038, 75035. Erecting shop-2 bay-40035I, 42533G, 42542I, 44277I, 48267I, 53808I, 48317 stripping. Erecting shop-3 bay-7 Bo-Bos (D5009-15new) 1160 H.P., 5 1-Co-Co-ls 2300 H.P. Yard-40047/680/3180/7309, 58209. SLS/195902
13/02/1959 Derby Works (Paint shop) Paint shop-40563I, 43924G, 44606G, 47341G, 48538G, 73038G, 80066G, D5011 new. D/E Erecting shop-10000/1, 10203, 10800, 12000, 12082, 13083, 13169, D3568, D8014, new work-D3763-D3767 new. Outside-dED2. Test House-D5009/10. Erecting shop, 1 bay- 42374G, 42501G, 42520I, 44216I, 44518I, 47223G, 47379G, 47405G, 48003G, 48010G, 48317I, 48367G, 48409I, 73126I, 73159I, 75056G, 80088G, 42409 an 47376 stripping. Erecting shop, 2 bay- 42136I, 44477I, 48011I, 73125I, 73128I, 48050 stripping. Erecting shop, 3 bay- 7 Bo-Bo 1160 H.P. D/E D5012-8 new, 4 1Co-Col 2300 H.P. D/Es, D5008. Yard- 40047, 40680, 42354, 43946, 43970, 47309, 48364 frames, 48517, 10100, D2910, D8001. SLS/195903
19/09/1961 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D99, D211, D2503, D2908, D5023/88, D5144, D8014, 11146, 13248. Diesel Test House: D1, D48, D90, D2913, D5075. New Building: D46, D139-D147. Finishing Shop: D21/2, D49, D93, D138, D8015. Erecting Shop: 12096, 13122/76, 41804, 42198, 42211, 42408, 43599, 43645, 43964, 44572, 47207, 47272, 47308/27, 47450/94, 47602/29, 48225/79, 53809, 73010/38/71, 73125/30, 75018/32. Paint Shop: D47, D100 (re-varnished and named Sherwood Forester). In Works Sidings: Cecil Raikes, D44, D2501, D2909, 10202/3, 12000, 41168, 42282, 42283, 42328/49/74, 42510/21/4/31, 43905, 47268, 47432, 47611, 48001, 58850, 75017/34. SLS/196110

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/09/1953 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73038
Built at Derby Works
   
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
09/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
17/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (6G)    
02/11/1963 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)    
24/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (6D)    
09/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 73038    
05/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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