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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 848 m/e 06/1944
War Dept. 70848 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3068 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63068 w/e 17/07/1948
British Railways 90068 on 11/11/1950 (at Darlington Works)

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24921
To Service During 06/1944
Withdrawal Sun 10/07/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 1 mth , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1966 at R A Kings (Norwich)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1944
CLK   Colwick (on loan) (ex War Department) on 22/11/1945
GOR   Gorton on 18/08/1946
CLK   Colwick on 20/10/1946
ANN   Annesley on 01/02/1948
CLK   Colwick on 23/05/1948
NEV   Neville Hill on 29/08/1948
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 07/08/1949
50A   York (North) on 16/06/1957
56A   Wakefield on 01/11/1959
56F   Low Moor on 08/11/1959
56D   Mirfield on 10/09/1961
56A   Wakefield on 05/01/1964
     Withdrawn on 10/07/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN CLK Colwick on 22/11/1945
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 26/10/1946
ALLOC ANN Annesley w/e 07/02/1948
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 29/05/1948
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill w/e 04/09/1948
ALLOC NPT Newport (Teeside) w/e 13/08/1949
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 56D Mirfield 3w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 5w/e 11/01/1964
WDN   on 10/07/1966

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

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Scotswood 15/08/1947 03/12/1947 111 days General    
Scotswood 13/05/1948 09/07/1948 58 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 09/10/1950 11/11/1950 34 days General    
Darlington Works 25/08/1952 20/09/1952 27 days General    
Darlington Works 27/08/1953 03/09/1953 8 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 29/07/1954 10/09/1954 44 days General    
Darlington Works 05/07/1955 28/07/1955 24 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 08/05/1956 07/06/1956 31 days General    
Darlington Works 22/09/1958 21/10/1958 30 days General    
Darlington Works 15/12/1958 31/12/1958 17 days Non Classified    
Darlington Works 22/08/1960 29/08/1960 8 days Non Classified    
Darlington Works 15/03/1962 19/04/1962 36 days General    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/03/1962 Darlington Works (Stripping Shop Yard) Erecting Shop: D4094 (Complete), D4158-60 (Engines in), D4161-5 (Frames), D15/30, D248/56, D2265, D3071, D3138, D3943, 46450, 60882/5, 60901/57, 61240/88, 63399, 63420/48/63/71, 65099, 90351, 92144/98, 92201. Stripping Shop: 46476, 60804, 65763. Stripping Shop Yard: 43117, 61013, 61256, 63360, 63443, 67752, 90068/81. Works Yard: D2113, D4091/2, D5174, 43129, 46460/7, 60816/55. 60954, 67609/61, 68024/35/64, 90333, 92097, 92194, Crossing: D2164, D2230, D2589, D3229/43. Test House: D4093, D5175. Scrap Yard: 61411/2/3/5/9/22/43/50/1/60, 64979, 65741/51/69, 67707/39/50/3/75, 68063, 68680/8/9, 68703/29/34 all complete with 60960/77, 61368, 67665/81 partially cut up. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 848
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24921
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 70848    
22/11/1945 Allocation Loaned to Colwick (CLK) (ex War Department)    
18/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
20/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3068    
15/08/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Scotswood (General) - Arr: 15/08/1947. Dep: 03/12/1947.    
01/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
13/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Scotswood (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 13/05/1948. Dep: 09/07/1948.    
23/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
17/07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63068    
29/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
07/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
09/10/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/10/1950. Dep: 11/11/1950.    
11/11/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90068    
25/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/08/1952. Dep: 20/09/1952.    
27/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 27/08/1953. Dep: 03/09/1953.    
29/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/07/1954. Dep: 10/09/1954.    
05/07/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/07/1955. Dep: 28/07/1955.    
08/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/05/1956. Dep: 07/06/1956.    
16/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
22/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1958. Dep: 21/10/1958.    
15/12/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 15/12/1958. Dep: 31/12/1958.    
01/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
08/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
22/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 22/08/1960. Dep: 29/08/1960.    
10/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (56D)    
15/03/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/03/1962. Dep: 19/04/1962.    
05/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
10/07/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90068    
10/1966 Scrapped Broken up by R A Kings: Norwich    

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