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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 73791   07/1945
British Railways 90767   1948

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/10
Company History WD
Wheels 2-10-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L948
Works Number 25637
To Service During 07/1945 to March (MAR)
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962
Service Life 17 yrs, 5 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
MAR   March (New) m/e 07/1945
68A   Carlisle Kingmoor on 06/08/1950
66A   Polmadie 4w/e 17/05/1952
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 21/10/1961
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 68A Carlisle Kingmoor on 06/08/1950
ALLOC 66A Polmadie 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 2w/e 21/10/1961
WDN   on 29/12/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/06/1947 Longmoor On 1/6 2-10-0 Nos. 73774-73796 were in store and the following were on the dump (mostly marked for scrap): Nos. 70179, 70195, 70198, 70204, 70208, 72400 and 72401. There were numerous boilers, wheels, etc., lying about, indicating that a number of the older locos. had already presumably been broken up. Nos. 70216, 70271, 70272, 72214 and Petrol Railcars Nos. 2, 3 and 4 were on the diesel shed, whilst Nos. 71505, 73651, 73797, 75028, 75041, 75042, 75079, 75275, 75277 and 75290 were on the loco. shed. The three locos. painted blue, lined out in red and with the lettering 'L.M.R.' on the tenders (of two of them), were also on the shed: No. 79250 Major General McMullen, U.S. type 2-8-0 No. 93257 Major General Carl Gray, and U.S. type 0-6-0T No. 94382 Major General Frank S. Ross; the U.S. type locos. have recently been named and have had 90000 added to their U.S. numbers. The repair shop contained Nos. 77337 and 75282, and on the 60 cm. gauge the following were seen: German 0-6-0 Diesel Nos. HFM13906 and HFM13 915. SLS/194708
15/02/1949 Longmoor The following engines were in evidence on 15/2: 0-4-4-0D Nos. 71232/3 (1941); 0-6-0D No. 70271 (Derby 1945); 0-6-0ST Nos. 71443, 71505, 75041, 75042, 75079 Lisieux, 75277, 75282, 75290; 0-6-0 No. 70195 (G.W. 2531)-pannier tanks removed; 2-8-0 Nos. 77337 Sir Guy Williams; 79250 Major General McMullen; 2-10-0 No. 73797 Kitchener; 2-8-0 No. 93257 Major General Carl R. Gray, Jnr. (ex U.S.A. 3257); 0-6-0T No. 94382 Major General Frank S. Ross (ex U.S.A. 4382), and awaiting repair 2-10-0 Nos. 73775/80/82/87/91. It is understood that No. 73651 and at least one more Diesel are allocated here. SLS/194904

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1945 To Service To service as WD Number 73791
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25637
   
1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 90767    
06/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (68A)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
21/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 90767    

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