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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7062 m/e 06/1943
War Dept. 77062 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90533 m/e 02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2290
Works Number 4878
To Service During 06/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 12/02/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 8 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1943
BA   Bricklayers Arms 4w/e 12/03/1949
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 11/08/1951
9J   Agecroft w/e 15/02/1964
9G   Gorton w/e 17/10/1964
8L   Aintree w/e 13/02/1965
36E   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) w/e 17/04/1965
40E   Colwick w/e 19/06/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 12/02/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BA Bricklayers Arms 4w/e 12/03/1949
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 11/08/1951
ALLOC 9J Agecroft 5w/e 07/03/1964
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 8L Aintree 5w/e 13/03/1965
ALLOC 36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) 4w/e 01/05/1965
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 08/05/1965
ALLOC 40E Colwick 2w/e 26/06/1965
ALLOC 16B Colwick 5w/e 08/01/1966
WDN   w/e 12/02/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/01/1949 Brighton Works Locomotives in shops included:-Nos. 2039, 2325/39/51, S2376, 2514/20, S2578, 34004/15/56/64, 21C161/63, 'Austerity' 70853, 77062/90, 78597, while under construction were:-Nos. 34090, 36001 and tenders. No. 32029 which left shops on 1/1 with plain black tanks, came back to be fully-lined and was ex shops again on 5/1. 'British Railways' lettering on engines is cancelled. SLS/194902
01/02/1949 Brighton Works Engines in shops:-Nos. 21C101, CC2, 34004/05/20, 34061 73 Squadron, 34062/65, 2039/76/89, 2325, 2489, 2514, 32339, 32520 an 77062/94, for repair. Two 'Leader' Class under construction. No. 34090 left shops on 31/1 named Sir Eustace Missenden, Southern Railway Battle of Britain Class, the S.R. Coat-of-arms is also incorporated in the nameplate, the background of which is painted Air Force blue. The locomotive is painted malachite green with yellow lining, but the wheel centres instead of being black are also green and the tyres yellow. The British Railways crest is on the tender. SLS/194903
28/02/1951 Southern Region WD\'s There seem to be 32 8F/2-8-0/WD on the Southern Region: 90127 an 77150 (73C), 90164 (73B), 90213 (73C), 90194 an 90216/26/34 (73B), 90247 (75A), 90254 (73H), 90257/67 (70B), 90317/60 (75B), 90389, 78597 (73C), 90408/533/552 (73B), 77090 (73C), 90558 (73B), 90562 (70B), 77101 (73B), 90566 (73C), 90570/604 (70B), 90641 (75B), 90669/71/78/702/18 (73C). The numbers are given in order of their B.R. numbers. Of the remainder, the Scottish Region has 89, the North-Eastern 122, the L.M.R. 197 and the Eastern Region 263; though occasional transfers still take place between the Regions. The Scottish Region also has the 2-10-0 engines (series 90750-90774) except one which is allotted to the C.M.E. at Rugby. SLS/195104
03/01/1966 Colwick MPD Consequent upon the transfer of Colwick depot to the London Midland Region on 3rd January, 1966, the following locomotives allocated to that depot have been transferred to L.M. Region Book Stock with effect from 2nd January: D2300/1/2, D3442/89/90, D3625/6/7/8, D4064/86, 61089/92/232/81/302/90, 63644/74/5/816/73, 90104/413/533/606/69/89/706. In addition, the L.M.R. locos. transferred to Colwick, on loan, have now been returned to L.M. Reg. stock, following the transfer of the depot to that Region, together with D3152/3/64/6 and D5195 which were also on loan. SLS/196603

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7062
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4878
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77062    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90533    
12/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (BA)    
11/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
15/02/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (9J)    
17/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
13/02/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (8L)    
17/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
12/02/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90533    
06/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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