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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 834 m/e 05/1944
War Dept. 70834 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90323 m/e 02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24904
To Service During 05/1944
Withdrawal During 04/1964
Service Life 19 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1964 at Slag Reduction Co. (Ickles)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1944
CLK   Colwick w/e 04/09/1948
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 01/12/1951
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 31/12/1951
86J   Aberdare 4w/e 01/11/1952
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 21/03/1953
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 16/05/1953
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 08/10/1955
84C   Banbury 4w/e 05/11/1960
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 03/12/1960
9G   Gorton on 20/05/1962
     Withdrawn m/e 04/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN RET Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 29/06/1947
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates on 05/10/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 04/09/1948
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR w/e 29/09/1951
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 01/12/1951
ALLOC 86J Aberdare 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 21/03/1953
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 05/11/1960
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 03/12/1960
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 02/06/1962
WDN   w/e 02/05/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
23/07/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) Paint Shop: D110-2, 42121, 42235, 42579, 42658/9/77, 44987, 45224, 45415/35, 45588, 49395. Outside Paint Shop: D108/13-5, 45658. Works Sidings: 40580, 42377, 42481, 42507, 42602, 44148/75, 44728/66/79, 44824, 44929/49, 45005, 45247, 45445, 45516/44, 45610/30, 46110/35, 47277, 48154, 49049, 90194, 90323, 90621, 92096. Erecting Shop: D116-21, D269, 41229/68, 42158, 42218, 42562/89, 42610, 44374, 44658/85/6, 44821/71/88, 45045/75, 45104/85/99, 45218/48/54/96, 45333/45/73, 45529/89, 45611/8/9/61/72, 46102/31/55, 46243, 46441, 48287, 48393, 48446, 48697, 48732/61/7, 90264, 90327/81, 90646/58, 92030/2/72/7. Outside Erecting Shop: 42086, 42234, 42652, 44687, 45189, 45410, 46142. New Erecting Shop: D76, D122-8, D331, D5142. Outside New Erecting Shop: D5078. Scrap Yard: 43268, 43962, 47418, 58305 intact, 41529 just cut up. Works Shunters: 12071, 42984, 43957, 47618, 51412/44/6, 52093, 52312, 52441/59. SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 834
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24904
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 70834    
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90323    
01/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
31/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdare (86J)    
21/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
16/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
08/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
05/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
03/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
20/05/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
04/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90323    
10/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Slag Reduction Co.: Ickles    

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