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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7057 m/e 06/1943
War Dept. 77057 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90528 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2289
Works Number 4873
To Service During 06/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sun 26/09/1965
Service Life 22 yrs, 3 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1943
CLK   Colwick w/e 18/09/1948
NWE   New England w/e 26/11/1949
NWE   New England m/e 30/11/1949
38A   Colwick 4w/e 18/02/1956
35A   New England 5w/e 24/03/1956
35C   Spital Bridge 4w/e 09/11/1957
31B   March w/e 06/02/1960
30A   Stratford w/e 03/12/1960
36A   Doncaster w/e 23/09/1961
36E   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) w/e 09/03/1963
40E   Colwick w/e 19/06/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 26/09/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN IMM Immingham on 09/05/1947
ALLOC ANN Annesley on 29/06/1947
ALLOC WFD Woodford Halse on 12/10/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 18/09/1948
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 26/11/1949
ALLOC 35C Spital Bridge 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 20/02/1960
ALLOC 30A Stratford 5w/e 31/12/1960
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 5w/e 07/10/1961
ALLOC 36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) 5w/e 06/04/1963
ALLOC 40E Colwick 2w/e 26/06/1965
WDN   w/e 26/09/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/11/1943 Crewe Works Engines in shops on 2/11: 2587, 3891, 4220, 4464/99, 5026/76/94, 5109/31/89, 5201/33/96, 5357, 5423/33/56, 5526/41/2/54/63/91/6, 5605/19/56/62, 6117/34/9/42/8/63, 6200/2/9/31/5/40, 6931, 7340, 7408/68, 7674, 7772, 7898,.7978/9, 8598, 8962, 9057/83, 9103/23, 9305/40/1/66, 9529, 9605/6/20/32, 28245, 28423, 28616. W.D. 7057 (V.F.4873/43), W.D. 7161 (N.B.L. 25032/43). U.S.A. 1681 (Baldwin 67665, 1/43); U.S.A. 2400 (A.L.Co. 70749, 4/43), U.S.A. 2428 (A.L.Co. 70777, 5/43). The next 'Scot' to be 'rebuilt' is No, 6124. No. 6117 should be out 1/12/43. New 8.F. No. 8310 left the erecting shop 30/11/43. The W.D. (Austerity) 2-8-0's are having their cast-iron tender wheels re-placed by steel castings at Crewe. W.D. Nos. 551, 559, 571 are being returned to L.M.S. service, and the following running numbers have been allocated:-551/8266, NBL 24746/42, Tender No. 9993/43; 559/8272, NBL 24770J42; 571/8284 NBL 24806/42. Allocation of some '8.F's'-12A, Nos. 8302/3/32, 8644/51; 16C, Nos. 8616/41; 18B, Nos. 8304/33, 8620/1/50; 18D, No. 8642; 20A, Nos. 8305, 8618/39/40; 20B, No. 8619; 28C, Nos. 8617/43/52-4. SLS/194401
01/02/1960 Peterborough Midland Closure Peterborough Midland (31F) closed as from 1st February and the engines were transferred as follows-to March D2239, 11156/7, 41949, 44152/273, 44509/21, 47300, 61095/6, 61156/204/5/323/48, 62613, 64789, 64901, 90063/447/501/28. To New England (34E) 43127; Grimesthorpe (41B) 44097/518; remainder returned to LMR viz. 43957, 44110/239/47/476/519/22. SLS/196003
25/06/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D112/3, 41326, 44682, 48549, 49395, 90537, Outside Paint Shop: D109-11, 10203, 45080, 45203, 45426, 46232, 46404, 48553, 48707, 70004. Works Sidings: 41229, 42118, 45104, 45218, 45438, 45516/29, 46155, 48287, 48648/97, 48761, 90163, 90327/81/8, 90685, 92030/77. Erecting Shop: D5016, 42136/58, 42234, 42452/78, 42589, 42651, 44658/85, 44714/28/48, 44857, 44949/87, 45021, 45107/89, 45238/47/8/9/86/96, 45367/70/94, 45410/35/45, 45588, 45641/58/61, 46102/42/7, 46243, 46441, 46502, 48154, 48264, 48375, 48446, 48724/67, 49048, 90125, 90264/66, 90338, 90408, 90528, 90646, 92074. Outside Erecting Shop: D78, D108, 42226, 44888, 44946, 45254, 45615, 46131, 46238, 46484, 92032. New Erecting Shop: D75, D114-26. Scrap Yard: 40050, 40126/55/71, 47571, 47605 all intact. SLS/196108
10/12/1965 Doncaster MPD Stored: 61085, 61135, 61326, 63738, 90203/59/77, 90349/93, 90432/54/76, 90501/16/28, 90629, 92190. SLS/196601

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7057
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4873
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77057    
18/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90528    
26/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
30/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
18/02/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
09/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Spital Bridge (35C)    
06/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
03/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
23/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
09/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
26/09/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90528    
01/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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