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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 78005 on 24/02/1953

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 2
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service Mon 24/02/1953 to Oswestry (89A)
Withdrawal Mon 28/09/1964
Service Life 11 yrs, 7 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1965 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
89A   Oswestry (New) on 24/02/1953
89C   Machynlleth 4w/e 16/05/1953
85C   Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 03/11/1962
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 3w/e 04/05/1964
     Withdrawn on 28/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NYA   m/e 28/02/1953
ALLOC 89A Oswestry 4w/e 21/03/1953
ALLOC 89C Machynlleth 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 85C Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 03/11/1962
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 30/03/1963
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 3w/e 04/05/1964
WDN   3w/e 05/10/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/01/1960 Eastleigh Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop: 30056/108/516/33/40/86/668/73/7/87/9/950, 34006/63/86/106/10, 35004, 41291, 73110/15, 75079, 78005/56, 80013, E5001. Ex-works: 32106, 34099, 84029, E20003. Waiting works: 30035/475, 34067, 80089; on 'dump', 30179/318/774. SLS/196002

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/02/1953 To Service To service as British Railways Number 78005
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to Oswestry (89A)
   
16/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Machynlleth (89C)    
03/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Barnwood (85C)    
04/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
28/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 78005    
03/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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