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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 811 m/e 03/1944
War Dept. 70811 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90317 m/e 07/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25319
To Service During 03/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 13/03/1965
Service Life 21 yrs , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1965 at T W Ward (Beighton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1944
RED   Redhill 9w/e 01/08/1948
6B   Mold Junction w/e 13/10/1951
8D   Widnes w/e 15/08/1959
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 07/11/1959
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 09/04/1960
     Withdrawn w/e 13/03/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN AFD Ashford m/e 30/06/1947
ALLOC RED Redhill 9w/e 01/08/1948
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction w/e 13/10/1951
ALLOC 8D Widnes 8w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 5w/e 30/04/1960
WDN   w/e 13/03/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/04/1947 Ashford Works During the period (1/3/47 to 3/4/47) the following locos. entered the works: 1064, 1113, 1266, 1273, 1311, 1405, 1477, 1486, 1540, 1589, 1599, 1614, 1633, 1671, 1721, 1737, 1753, 1777, 2168, 2390, 2486, 2519, 2536, 2364, W.D. 70811, 70853, 77103 and 78705. SLS/194705
28/02/1951 Southern Region WD\'s There seem to be 32 8F/2-8-0/WD on the Southern Region: 90127 an 77150 (73C), 90164 (73B), 90213 (73C), 90194 an 90216/26/34 (73B), 90247 (75A), 90254 (73H), 90257/67 (70B), 90317/60 (75B), 90389, 78597 (73C), 90408/533/552 (73B), 77090 (73C), 90558 (73B), 90562 (70B), 77101 (73B), 90566 (73C), 90570/604 (70B), 90641 (75B), 90669/71/78/702/18 (73C). The numbers are given in order of their B.R. numbers. Of the remainder, the Scottish Region has 89, the North-Eastern 122, the L.M.R. 197 and the Eastern Region 263; though occasional transfers still take place between the Regions. The Scottish Region also has the 2-10-0 engines (series 90750-90774) except one which is allotted to the C.M.E. at Rugby. SLS/195104

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 811
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25319
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 70811    
01/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Redhill (RED)    
07/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90317    
13/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
15/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
09/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
13/03/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90317    
05/1965 Scrapped Broken up by T W Ward: Beighton    

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