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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 818 m/e 04/1944
War Dept. 70818 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3050 on 16/02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63050 w/e 05/06/1948
British Railways 90050 m/e 05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24896
To Service During 04/1944
Withdrawal Sat 18/05/1963
Service Life 19 yrs, 1 mth , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1944
31B   March 4w/e 18/10/1952
31B   March 4w/e 01/11/1952
38A   Colwick 4w/e 14/02/1953
34E   New England w/e 20/02/1960
     Withdrawn on 18/05/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN CLK Colwick on 22/11/1945
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 26/10/1946
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 36B Mexborough 4w/e 24/01/1953
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 20/02/1960
WDN   on 18/05/1963

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 818
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24896
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 70818    
16/02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3050    
05/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63050    
05/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90050    
18/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
14/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
20/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
18/05/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 90050    
07/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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