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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 78053 m/e 11/1955

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 2
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 11/1955 to Motherwell (66B)
Withdrawal w/e Thu 30/07/1964
Service Life 8 yrs, 8 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1965 at P.W. McLellan (Bo'ness)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
66B   Motherwell (New) m/e 11/1955
61B   Aberdeen Ferryhill 8w/e 27/10/1956
61C   Keith 8w/e 22/12/1956
61B   Aberdeen Ferryhill 4w/e 01/07/1961
65J   Stirling 4w/e 19/01/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 30/07/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 66B Motherwell on 29/11/1955
ALLOC 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill 4w/e 03/11/1956
ALLOC 61C Keith 4w/e 01/12/1956
ALLOC 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill 4w/e 01/07/1961
ALLOC 65J Stirling 7w/e 29/12/1962
WDN   w/e 30/07/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1955 To Service To service as British Railways Number 78053
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to Motherwell (66B)
   
27/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    
22/12/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Keith (61C)    
01/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    
19/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Stirling (65J)    
30/07/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 78053    
04/1965 Scrapped Broken up by P.W. McLellan: Bo'ness    

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