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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 824 m/e 04/1944
War Dept. 70824 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3054 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63054 m/e Not applied
British Railways 90054 m/e 05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25166
To Service During 04/1944
Withdrawal Sat 21/01/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 9 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1967 at T W Ward (Killamarsh)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1944
54D   Consett 4w/e 18/04/1953
54B   Tyne Dock 4w/e 19/02/1955
50D   Starbeck 5w/e 20/07/1957
56A   Wakefield w/e 19/09/1959
56F   Low Moor w/e 29/12/1962
56A   Wakefield w/e 11/01/1964
55D   Royston 4w/e 16/07/1966
55E   Normanton 4w/e 08/10/1966
     Withdrawn on 21/01/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NPT Newport (Teeside) on 28/11/1945
ALLOC 54D Consett 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 54B Tyne Dock 4w/e 26/02/1955
ALLOC 50D Starbeck 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 03/10/1959
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 5w/e 12/01/1963
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 5w/e 11/01/1964
ALLOC 55D Royston 4w/e 16/07/1966
ALLOC 55E Normanton 4w/e 08/10/1966
WDN   on 21/01/1967

* 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
04/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 824
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25166		    
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 70824    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3054    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63054 but not taken up    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90054    
18/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Consett (54D)    
19/02/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (54B)    
20/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (50D)    
19/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
29/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
11/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
16/07/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (55D)    
08/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (55E)    
21/01/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90054    
03/1967 Scrapped Broken up by T W Ward: Killamarsh    

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