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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7061 m/e 06/1943
War Dept. 77061 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90532 m/e 07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2290
Works Number 4877
To Service During 06/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 01/12/1962
Service Life 19 yrs, 6 mths , 0 dys

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

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1943
CLK   Colwick w/e 18/09/1948
38E   Woodford Halse w/e 29/09/1951
38E   Woodford Halse 4w/e 20/10/1951
38D   Staveley (G.C.) 4w/e 17/05/1952
38A   Colwick 4w/e 06/09/1952
38A   Colwick 4w/e 20/09/1952
2E   Northampton 4w/e 24/04/1954
6B   Mold Junction 4w/e 20/04/1957
6F   Bidston w/e 25/07/1959
6B   Mold Junction w/e 15/08/1959
8D   Widnes w/e 28/04/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 01/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK CLK Colwick on 29/01/1947
ALLOC ANN Annesley on 02/02/1947
ALLOC WFD Woodford Halse on 12/10/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 18/09/1948
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse w/e 29/09/1951
ALLOC 38D Staveley (G.C.) 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 06/09/1952
ALLOC 38A Colwick on 12/07/1953
ALLOC 2E Northampton 4w/e 17/04/1954
ALLOC LMMPA   4w/e 24/04/1954
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 8w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 8D Widnes 5w/e 05/05/1962
WDN   w/e 01/12/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1947 General Several 'Austerity' 2-8-0's are being repaired for service on the L.N.E.R. both at Eastleigh and Brighton, Nos. 77046/61, 77235, 77453/4, 77484 at the former and 77070, 77108, 77402/11/18, 79220, 78603, 77129, 77371/95, 77426 at the latter. 77411 has already left Brighton shops painted black, to he followed by 77070. Shed markings include La Delivrance, Le Mans, Desing Balls, Acheres, etc. Some of the tenders bear different numbers from the engines, but are renumbered to correspond with the engine number when painted. These engines are being classified '0.7' on the L.N.E.R. SLS/194702

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7061
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4877
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77061    
18/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90532    
29/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
20/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (38D)    
06/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
20/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
24/04/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (2E)    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
25/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Bidston (6F)    
15/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
28/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
01/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 90532    
01/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Gorton    

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