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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 78031 m/e 09/1954

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 2
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 09/1954 to Lancaster Green Ayre (11E)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 08/10/1966
Service Life 12 yrs, 1 mth , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
11E   Lancaster Green Ayre (New) m/e 09/1954
6D   Chester Northgate 4w/e 06/10/1956
6K   Rhyl w/e 20/06/1959
5B   Crewe South w/e 07/04/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 08/10/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 11E Lancaster Green Ayre on 18/09/1954
ALLOC 6D Chester Northgate 4w/e 06/10/1956
ALLOC 6K Rhyl 6w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 05/05/1962
WDN   w/e 08/10/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/05/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D100-2, 41254/65/73, 41325, 44872, 90173 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D103/5, 44837/43, 45565, 49395, 90582. Works Sidings: 41222, 42114, 42283, 42569, 43200, 43605, 44731/64, 44906, 45150, 45226/53, 45417, 45507/84, 46130, 46227/45, 46410/43, 47513, 47625, 48262, 48435, 48603, 48895, 49431, 70050, 78021, 90033, 92107. Erecting Shop: D110-6, 41246/64, 42110/54/60/86, 42285, 42557, 42618, 44750/62, 44834/9/91, 44932, 45078, 45142/82, 45238/74, 45300/97, 45441, 45514/21/45, 45613/28/44/64/95, 45701/2/10/36, 46127/50/7/70, 46246/7, 46487, 46501, 48171, 48317/54, 48430/74, 48511, 48672, 49094, 78031/62, 90214/99, 90315, 90530, 90712, 92020/49. Outside Erecting Shop: 42584, 44937, 45014, 45681, 48418/31/44, 90555, 92124. New Erecting Shop: D106-9/17-9. Scrap Road: 40204, 40589, 43515, 43729, 43948, 44072, 44357, 44480, 47626/37, 58221, with 47190 just cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 43957, 44363, 44552, 47592, 51412, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441. SLS/196106

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1954 To Service To service as British Railways Number 78031
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to Lancaster Green Ayre (11E)
   
06/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Chester Northgate (6D)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Rhyl (6K)    
07/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
08/10/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 78031    
03/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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