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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 827 m/e 05/1944
War Dept. 70827 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3056 on 16/02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63056 on Not applied
British Railways 90056 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 25169
To Service During 05/1944
Withdrawal Wed 03/05/1967
Service Life 23 yrs , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1944
CLK   Colwick w/e 28/02/1948
NEV   Neville Hill on 29/08/1948
YK   York (North) w/e 13/08/1949
51A   Darlington 3w/e 16/06/1956
56A   Wakefield 4w/e 11/10/1958
56A   Wakefield 4w/e 11/09/1965
52G   Sunderland 4w/e 31/12/1966
     Withdrawn on 03/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN CLK Colwick on 04/12/1945
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 26/10/1946
ALLOC WFD Woodford Halse w/e 01/11/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 28/02/1948
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill on 29/08/1948
ALLOC YK York (North) w/e 13/08/1949
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 5w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 5w/e 10/11/1962
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 11/09/1965
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 8w/e 31/12/1966
WDN   on 03/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/07/1964 Darlington Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D32, D171/6/7/74/8, D5096, D5112/67, D7596/7, DEPT84, D2242/64, D2605, D3151, 60024, 61386, 62062, 65880, 73026/35, 75059/62, 90056/230/43/429/704, 90061. Stripping Shop: 43005, 60836/55, 61030, 63345/70, 90011. Paint Shop: D3675, 75017. Level Crossing: D25, D27, D169, D187. Works Yard: D170/80/9/91, D2163, D2700, 60011/20/527/844/910, 61038, 62002/41, 63460, 65053/99, 73133/55, 90233. Waiting Works: D2586, 60916, 61037, 63383, 63415/22/39, 69003/11/9/20, 90511. Ex Works. 43010/33. Stored: 68016/46/51/4. SLS/196408

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 827
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25169
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 70827    
16/02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3056    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63056 but not taken up    
28/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
29/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
13/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90056    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
11/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
11/09/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
31/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
03/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90056    
08/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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