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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73161 on 27/01/1957

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
To Service Sat 27/01/1957 to Gateshead (52A)
Withdrawal Sat 26/12/1964
Service Life 7 yrs, 10 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1965 at Buttigiegs (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
52A   Gateshead (New) on 27/01/1957
55E   Normanton 4w/e 21/09/1957
55H   Neville Hill w/e 23/06/1962
56A   Wakefield w/e 22/06/1963
83D   Laira on 08/09/1963
     Withdrawn on 26/12/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 23/02/1957
ALLOC 55E Normanton 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 55H Neville Hill 5w/e 07/07/1962
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR w/e 14/09/1963
ALLOC 83D Exmouth Junction 4w/e 29/09/1963
TOSTORE   3w/e 19/12/1964
WDN   5w/e 04/01/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/08/1962 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D48, D104, D132, D179, D5000/80, 10001. Outside Diesel Erecting Shop: ED3, D5, D178, D3125, D5017. Test House: D90, D122, D176, D5018, Pullman Coach No. uM60090. Shunter Test House: D3121. New Building: D183-D192. Finishing Shop: D68, D108, D180-D182, D5022. Erecting Shop: D2386, D3117/77, 12054, 42240/7, 42335, 42413, 44321, 44575, 48000, 48132, 48673, 48759, 73161/5. Paint Shop: D177, MR1000. Outside Paint Shop: 43994. 'Stone Pit': 73159, 75063. 'Foundry Row': 42069, 42500, 43216, 43682, 44122, 73131. 'Klondyke Sidings' : D58, D87, D96, D5014/28, D5134, 10201/3, 73137 (frames only). SLS/196209

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
27/01/1957 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73161
Built at Doncaster Works
Allocated to Gateshead (52A)
   
21/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (55E)    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (55H)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
08/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
26/12/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 73161    
04/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Buttigiegs: Newport    

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