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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 804 m/e 03/1944
War Dept. 70804 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3045 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63045 w/e 26/06/1948
British Railways 90045 on 03/11/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25312
To Service During 03/1944
Withdrawal Wed 27/10/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 7 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1944
NPT   Newport (Teeside) w/e 12/02/1949
54D   Consett 4w/e 18/04/1953
54B   Tyne Dock 4w/e 19/02/1955
50B   Neville Hill 5w/e 20/07/1957
50A   York (North) w/e 12/12/1959
     Withdrawn on 27/10/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK HLS Hull Springhead on 12/03/1946
ALLOC HTN Heaton on 13/04/1947
ALLOC NPT Newport (Teeside) w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 54D Consett 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 54B Tyne Dock 4w/e 26/02/1955
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 26/12/1959
WDN   on 27/10/1965

* 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 804
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25312
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 70804    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3045    
26/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63045    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
03/11/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90045    
18/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Consett (54D)    
19/02/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (54B)    
20/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
12/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
27/10/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90045    
02/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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