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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 816 m/e 04/1944
War Dept. 70816 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3049 on 01/02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63049 on Not applied
British Railways 90049 m/e 11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24894
To Service During 04/1944
Withdrawal Mon 16/09/1963
Service Life 19 yrs, 5 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1963 at Campbells (Airdrie)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1944
64A   St Margarets 4w/e 25/11/1950
64A   St Margarets m/e 30/11/1950
68A   Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 12/06/1954
65A   Eastfield 4w/e 27/11/1954
65D   Dawsholm 6w/e 30/12/1961
62C   Dunfermline Upper 4w/e 21/04/1962
     Withdrawn on 16/09/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 64A St Margarets m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 68A Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 15/05/1954
ALLOC 65A Eastfield 4w/e 27/11/1954
ALLOC 65D Dawsholm 6w/e 30/12/1961
ALLOC 62C Dunfermline Upper 4w/e 07/04/1962
WDN   on 16/09/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 General The following 2-8-0 Austerity engines were taken in to Scottish Area stock as from 28/12/46 and are now, Class O7:- Allocated: Eastfield: 77223, 77498, 77501. St. Margaret's: 70841, 78527/8, 78625/63/64, 78708/11, 79177. Thornton: 70816/30, 77033, 77360/7, 78655/68, 78702/13. Dundee: 70852, 77277, 77505, 78654, 79251. Ferryhill (Aberdeen): 77423/35/87, 78608/41. SLS/194704
30/11/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during November: These included Nos. 60501/05, 61002, 1293, 61701/49/86/88, 61857, 61909, 2422, 62426, 62706, 3049, 3126, 4548/90, 4615/16, 4706, 64794, 4842, 4923/41, 5902, 65907, 5909/12/26, 7477, 67608, 8121, 8445, 8503, 8952, 9143/76/88, 69199, 9205, 90004, 73798, 77342/71. SLS/195001

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 816
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24894
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 70816    
01/02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3049    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63049 but not taken up    
11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90049    
25/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
12/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (68A)    
27/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (65A)    
30/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Dawsholm (65D)    
21/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Dunfermline Upper (62C)    
16/09/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 90049    
12/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Campbells: Airdrie    

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