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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 78020 m/e 04/1954

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 2
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 04/1954 to Kettering (15B)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 06/05/1967
Service Life 13 yrs, 1 mth , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1967 at Motherwell Machinery and Scrap (Wishaw)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
15B   Kettering (New) m/e 04/1954
16A   Nottingham w/e 07/11/1959
8P   Wigan Central (L&Y) w/e 14/12/1963
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 18/04/1964
16C   Derby w/e 23/05/1964
16A   Toton w/e 08/10/1966
10D   Lostock Hall w/e 12/11/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 06/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 15B Kettering w/e 17/04/1954
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 8P Wigan Central (L&Y) 5w/e 11/01/1964
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 16C Derby 5w/e 06/06/1964
ALLOC 16A Toton 4w/e 08/10/1966
ALLOC 10D Lostock Hall 5w/e 12/11/1966
WDN   w/e 06/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/02/1964 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Scrap Yard: 40147, 42313, 44096, 44216. Traction Shop: D202, D374, D8006, D8054, E3007, 27000. Outside Traction Shop: D201, D272, D1561 painted, D1591, D1592, D1593, D1594 shell only, D6756, D6843, D8050, 92031. Outside Erecting Shop: D300, 42202, 44816, 45140, 45200, 48186, 48268, 92118, 92177. Erecting Shop: D222, D235, D238, D242, D271, D292, D332, D382, D384, D1570 undercoat, D1571 undercoat, D1572 motors mounted, D1573 motors mounted, D1574 motors mounted, D1575 motors mounted, D1576 motors mounted, D1577, D1578, D1579, D1580, D1581, D1582, D1583, D1584, D1585, D1586, D1587, D1588, D1589, D1590 shell only, D5717 (which is the first of the class seen at this works), D6731, D6766, D6848, D6856, D6878, D8010, D8014, D8022, 41272, 42066, 42074, 44762, 44843, 45045, 45109, 45264, 45289, 45368, 48399, 48409, 48495, 48620, 48688, 70001, 70038, 78020, 92099, 92161. Works Yard: D203, D350, 42229, 42463, 44012, 44760, 44831, 44837, 44852, 44918, 45032, 45069, 45075, 45128, 45278, 45464, 45495, 45569, 46490, 46492, 48154, 48394, 48452, 48637, 48668, 48734, 48736, 48753, 73137, 84008, 92129, 92155, 92188. Outside Paint Shop: D246, D250, D327, D369, D1556 painted, D1557 painted, D1558 painted, D1559 painted, D1562 painted. Paint Shop: D1073, D1560, D1563, D1564, D1565, D1566, D1567, D1568, D1569. SLS/196403

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1954 To Service To service as British Railways Number 78020
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to Kettering (15B)
   
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
14/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Wigan Central (L&Y) (8P)    
18/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
23/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (16C)    
08/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (16A)    
12/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (10D)    
06/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 78020    
11/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Motherwell Machinery and Scrap: Wishaw    

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