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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73117 on 25/11/1955

Names Carried
Date From Name
25/11/1955 VIVIEN

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
To Service Sun 25/11/1955 to Nine Elms (70A)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 19/03/1967
Service Life 11 yrs, 3 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
70A   Nine Elms (New) on 25/11/1955
70D   Eastleigh m/e 14/09/1964
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 27/06/1966
70C   Guildford 4w/e 17/10/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 19/03/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 4w/e 14/09/1964
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 27/06/1966
ALLOC 70C Guildford 4w/e 17/10/1966
WDN   w/e 19/03/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/03/1961 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: 32107, 34078, 35007/26, 76059/62. Erecting Shop: D2274, D3465, E5004/6/17, 15233, 30106, 30254, 30501/6/13/20, 30667, 30863, 32300, 32662, 34062/96/7, 34108, 35016/7/20, 41318, 73019, 73117, 75066/71, 76007/65, 80018/43/81, 82015, Longmoor Military Rly. 600. Behind Boiler Shop: 15202/28, 30826. Scrap Road: 30031, 30128. SLS/196104
12/08/1967 Salisbury MPD On 12th August, the following locomotives were in store at Salisbury (70E): USA 0-6-0T 30064/7/9/71/2, W/C Pacific 34102, WC/BB Pacific (Reb.) 34018/21/4/5/37/40/56/60/87/9/90/8, 34104/8, LMS 2-6-2T 41312/9, BR 5MT 4-6-0 73022/9/43/65/85/93, 73115/7/8/55, BR 4MT 4-6-0 75074/5/7, BR 4MT 2-6-0 76005/6/7/11/31/64/6/7, BR 4MT 2-6-4T 80015/6/133/9/40/3/5/6/51/2 and BR 3MT 2-6-2T 82019/29. SLS/196709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
25/11/1955 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73117, name: VIVIEN
Built at Doncaster Works
Allocated to Nine Elms (70A)
   
14/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
27/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
17/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Guildford (70C)    
19/03/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 73117    
08/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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