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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 800 m/e 03/1944
War Dept. 70800 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3044 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63044 m/e Not applied
British Railways 90044 m/e 06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25308
To Service During 03/1944
Withdrawal Thu 01/12/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 9 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1944
66C   Hamilton (West) on 20/01/1950
66B   Motherwell w/e 04/03/1950
51B   Newport (Teeside) on 03/09/1950
51B   Newport (Teeside) 4w/e 23/09/1950
50A   York (North) 5w/e 24/07/1954
50D   Starbeck 3w/e 12/11/1955
53E   Goole w/e 19/09/1959
50B   Hull Dairycoates w/e 30/11/1963
     Withdrawn on 01/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NPT Newport (Teeside) on 11/12/1945
ALLOC 66C Hamilton (West) on 20/01/1950
ALLOC 66B Motherwell w/e 04/03/1950
ALLOC 51B Newport (Teeside) on 03/09/1950
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 14/08/1954
ALLOC 50D Starbeck 4w/e 03/12/1955
ALLOC 53E Goole 4w/e 03/10/1959
ALLOC 50B Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 07/12/1963
WDN   on 01/12/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 General The following Austerity Engines taken into N.E. Area stock on 28/12/46 and now classified O7:- Allocated: Newport: 70800/24/37/47/72, 77276/90, 77357, 77506, 78520/34/70, 78633/56/62/74/87/90, 78718, 79285. Heaton: 70815, 77146, 77298, 78577, 78646/53. Springhead: 70804, 77002, 77110, 77211/54, 77474, 78540. York: 77316, 77486, 78680/91/6/8/9, 79185, 79240/88 SLS/194704
31/03/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during March included: Nos. 1173, 1240, 2343, 2703, 3005/44, 3139, 3273, 5028/36, 5091, 5668, 5715, 5821, 8180, 8705, 9107, 9374/75, 9880, 61023, 61434, 61619/43, 62730/52, 63099, 63315/80, 65119, 67709/22 (both light repairs), 69807/65, Class '8' 77499, 78578/85, 79206. To scrap yard: Nos, 3332, 5649/68, 5715, 9374. Locomotives ex Works during March included: Nos. 5629/33 (both fitted small snow ploughs at Gateshead Works), 60816, 61020 (name removed), 61216, 61422, 61618, 61644 (rebuilt 2 cyls.), 61645/47/48, 62700/21/64, 63392, 63411/17/30/65, 65094, 65656, 65800/76, 67244/68, 67344, 67615, 68265, 68409/25/32, 68708/13, 69401, 69773, W.D. 90008 (light repair), 90103, 90235, 90391, 90606. No. 5626 has been sold out of service to the Bolton Colliery, it is understood. Easingwold Rly. 0-6-OT No. 2 has been broken up in the scrap yard here by a private firm. SLS/194905
30/04/1949 Darlington Works New work April: Nos. 60146 an 60147. Locomotives awaiting Works during April included: Nos. 888, 1035, 61199, 1224, 1405, 61625, 1668, 2726, 62753. 2760, 3044, 3260, 3275, 63286, 5044/68, 5109, 65633/50, 5653, 65684, 5858, 65868, 7278, 7675, 67729 (light re-pair), 67739 (damaged), 8156, 69842, Class '8' W.D. 77037, 77178 an 79206. Broken up: Nos. 63286, 3316, 65633/84.
Locomotives ex Works during April included: Nos. 60816, 61023, 61215/40/57, 61422, 61434 (rebuilt), 61648, 62700/03/64/67, 63348/80/92, 63411, 65110, 65739, 65821/44, 67722 (light repair), 68015/27, 68409/14/32, 68705, 69107, 69391, 69835/36/88, Class '8' W.D. 90382, 90449 (light repair) and 90460.
SLS/194906

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 800
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25308
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 70800    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3044    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63044 but not taken up    
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90044    
20/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hamilton (West) (66C)    
04/03/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
03/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (51B)    
23/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (51B)    
24/07/1954 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
12/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (50D)    
19/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Goole (53E)    
30/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (50B)    
01/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90044    
02/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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