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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 837 m/e 05/1944
War Dept. 70837 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3061 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63061 on 06/07/1948 (at Scotswood)
British Railways 90061 m/e 01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24907
To Service During 05/1944
Withdrawal Tue 27/06/1967
Service Life 23 yrs, 1 mth , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
BR5 587 08/02/1955 WD 5,000g 9t 0cwt
BR5 62 31/03/1955 WD 5,000g 9t 0cwt
BR5 82 11/1957 WD 5,000g 9t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1944
NPT   Newport (Teeside) (Ex War Department) on 03/12/1945
HTN   Heaton on 13/04/1947
YK   York (North) on 06/02/1949
DAR   Darlington on 13/02/1949
53A   Hull Dairycoates on 19/08/1951
53C   Hull Springhead on 21/03/1954
51A   Darlington on 08/06/1958
56A   Wakefield on 14/09/1958
51C   West Hartlepool 4w/e 03/12/1966
     Withdrawn on 27/06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NPT Newport (Teeside) on 03/12/1945
ALLOC HTN Heaton on 13/04/1947
ALLOC YK York (North) w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC DAR Darlington w/e 19/02/1949
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates w/e 25/08/1951
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 5w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 8w/e 31/12/1966
WDN   on 27/06/1967

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

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 18/09/1946 05/10/1946 18 days Light Repair Boiler wrecked - short of water
 
Gateshead Works 27/04/1947 16/05/1947 20 days Unclassified Select WI
 
Scotswood 04/06/1948 06/07/1948 33 days General Renumbered to BR (1st BR) number 63061
 
Gateshead Works 02/01/1950 20/01/1950 19 days Unclassified Left cylinder loose
 
Darlington Works 27/11/1950 30/12/1950 34 days General Axleboxes and motion badly worn
 
Darlington Works 22/06/1953 11/07/1953 20 days General    
Darlington Works 08/02/1955 25/03/1952 -1049 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 21/11/1955 10/12/1955 20 days General    
Darlington Works 22/10/1957 14/11/1957 24 days General    
Darlington Works 19/06/1961 27/07/1961 39 days General    
Darlington Works 03/06/1964 22/08/1964 81 days General    

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
09/07/1961 Darlington Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D242, D2243/6/8, D2700, D3456, D4073-6, D5160-4, 60803/80/99, 61322, 61457, 63354, 63401/65, 65825, 77012, 78022, 80075, 90061, 90405/26, 92197. Stripping Shop: 61437. Stripping Shop Yard: 60882, 60935/71, 63367, 63417/66, 65760, 77011. Works Yard: D239/78/80, D5158, 43051, 43126/33/4/41, 46480, 60802/55, 60903/63, 63441, 65099, 65761/90, 65820/84, 67643/58, 67760, 68040/7/50, 90089, 92175. Crossing: D13, D4072, D5159. Stooperdale: 90074. Scrap Yard, (i) Complete Locos: 61432/45, 67665, 67707/19/32/8/40, DEPT54. Scrap Yard, (ii) Parts of Locos: 61455, 68080, 68316, 69105, 69921. SLS/196108
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
13/08/1967 West Hartlepool MPD The following were on West Hartlepool on 13th August: 43015, 62026/41/2/4, 63344/87/94/7, 63407/31/5, 90061/74/6/116/210/30/54/309/39/47/60/434/59/78/92, 90627/77/95, D2068/77/8, D2153, D2205, D3137/9, D3672, D5152/65, D6756/63/6/9. SLS/196709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 837
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24907
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 70837    
03/12/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT) (Ex War Department)    
18/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 18/09/1946. Dep: 05/10/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler wrecked - short of water
   
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3061    
13/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
27/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/04/1947. Dep: 16/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Select WI
   
04/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Scotswood (General) - Arr: 04/06/1948. Dep: 06/07/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR (1st BR) number 63061
   
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
13/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90061    
02/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/01/1950. Dep: 20/01/1950.
Work undertaken:
Left cylinder loose
   
27/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/11/1950. Dep: 30/12/1950.
Work undertaken:
Axleboxes and motion badly worn
   
19/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
22/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/06/1953. Dep: 11/07/1953.    
21/03/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
08/02/1955 Tender Tender fitted: BR5 number 587    
08/02/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/02/1955. Dep: 25/03/1952.    
31/03/1955 Tender Tender fitted: BR5 number 62    
21/11/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/11/1955. Dep: 10/12/1955.    
22/10/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/10/1957. Dep: 14/11/1957.    
11/1957 Tender Tender fitted: BR5 number 82    
08/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
14/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
19/06/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/06/1961. Dep: 27/07/1961.    
03/06/1964 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/06/1964. Dep: 22/08/1964.    
03/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
27/06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90061    
10/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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