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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 76046 m/e 03/1955

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 4
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
To Service During 03/1955 to Gateshead (52A)
Withdrawal Mon 01/05/1967
Service Life 12 yrs, 2 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967 at Campbells (Airdrie)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
52A   Gateshead (New) m/e 03/1955
52C   Blaydon 5w/e 23/07/1955
51F   West Auckland 3w/e 16/06/1956
65D   Dawsholm 4w/e 02/11/1963
65F   Grangemouth 5w/e 31/10/1964
67A   Corkerhill 5w/e 30/10/1965
     Withdrawn on 01/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 52A Gateshead on 11/03/1955
ALLOC 52C Blaydon 4w/e 16/07/1955
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 65D Dawsholm 4w/e 09/11/1963
ALLOC 91X To Scottish Region 4w/e 09/11/1963
ALLOC 65F Grangemouth 6w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 67A Corkerhill 3w/e 30/10/1965
WDN   on 01/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/01/1955 North eastern Miscellany Class D20 62372, looking clean and polished, has been working on local passenger turns between Sunderland and Newcastle during March. On Sunday, 20th March, trains between Sunderland and West Hartlepool were diverted via Wellfield, due to work on track maintenance on the main line, and the 5.0 p.m. train from Newcastle to Liverpool hauled by V2 60964 was piloted from Sunderland by G5 67328 to give assistance up Seaton bank which is 1 in 42 for about half a mile at its steepest. On Sunday, 26th March, class 5 45316 was noted descending Seaton bank with an excursion from the Midland Region.
Locomotives used for football excursions to Sunderland on 30/3 included Nos. 76046. 61018 an 64851.
SLS/195505
13/01/1962 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shop) New Erecting Shop: D3453, E3088-94. Outside Erecting Shop: 60817, 61375, 61861/99, 63858, 68900, 70003/7. Erecting Shop: D2406, D3289, 13336, D3487, D5522/47/95, D5822. D8021, 08213, D9012, 12133, 43032, 60025/47/61/87, 60134, 60854, 61051, 61223/52, 61374, 62013, 63924/38, 70006, 76046. Stripping Road-dept. 10/1: 60938, 62034, 63571. Outside Crimpsal: D3482. 70018. Crimpsal: 60014/43/63/83/97. Outside Weighshop: 60138/57. Paint Shop: D374 (BE 3120 VF D670 of 1961), D5369 (BRCW DEL 212 of 1961), D5644, D5828 (Brush 364 of 1961), D5830 (Brush 366 of 1961), E3086/7, 60027/84 an 60125. SLS/196202
28/01/1962 Doncaster Works (Paint Shop) New Erecting Shop: D5643, D8213, E3072-6. Stripping Road: D4055/63, 60129, 60853, 61285, 61315, 63630, 73036. Crimpsall: 60119, 63962. Outside Crimpsall: 60870, 60938, 61168, 62021/34. Scrap Road: 68900 intact, 61862, 61908 being cut up. Erecting Shop: D3482, D5525/95, D5642/57, 12126/33, 13288, 60043/61/78/83/97, 60107, 60817, 61252, 61374/5, 61899, 63571, 70003/7, 76021. Erecting Shop Yard: 60062, 60112. Boiler Park: 60014/47. Weigh House: D5547. Outside Weigh House: D3289, 61223, 63924, 68928, 70006. Paint Shop: D3336, D3487, D5371/2, D5822, E3070/1, 60087, 76046. Paint Shop Yard: Nil. Works Shunters: DEPT. 10/1. SLS/196203

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1955 To Service To service as British Railways Number 76046
Built at Doncaster Works
Allocated to Gateshead (52A)
   
23/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
02/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Dawsholm (65D)    
31/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Grangemouth (65F)    
30/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Corkerhill (67A)    
01/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 76046    
09/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Campbells: Airdrie    

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