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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7039 m/e 05/1943
War Dept. 77039 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90134 m/e 10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25010
To Service During 05/1943
Withdrawal w/e Mon 30/07/1962
Service Life 19 yrs , 3 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1963 at Locomotive Works (Cowlairs)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1943
66A   Polmadie 4w/e 23/02/1952
65D   Dawsholm 4w/e 21/10/1961
65B   St Rollox (Balornock) 6w/e 30/12/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 30/07/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN DFU Dunfermline Upper on 17/09/1947
LOAN 65F   on 22/05/1949
ALLOC 66A Polmadie 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 65D Dawsholm 2w/e 21/10/1961
ALLOC 65B St Rollox (Balornock) 6w/e 30/12/1961
WDN   w/e 30/07/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/10/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 29/8 to 1/10: These included Nos. 61002/76, 61132, 1278, 61741/55/75, 1776, 61787, 61885, 61924, 62413/34, 2458, 62459, 2472, 62481, 3148, 63194, 64588, 4598, 4710, 4852/70, 4928, 64944, 4950, 5900, 65907, 7466, 67498, 67626/59/61, 68322, 8343, 8451/70/78, 69192, 69201/22, 9224, ex L.M.S. 4786, 44793, 54654, 56038, ex W.D. 77039/63, 77313/24, 90774. The only classes noted ex Cowlairs so far with the crest are 'B.1', 'J.39', 'K.2', 'K.3' and W.D. 2-8-0 and 2-10-0. No former N.B. engines have been noted with the crest, but many are lined in the latest style. SLS/194911

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7039
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25010
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77039    
10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90134    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
21/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Dawsholm (65D)    
30/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to St Rollox (Balornock) (65B)    
30/07/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 90134    
01/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Cowlairs    

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