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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7073 m/e 07/1943
War Dept. 77073 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90542 w/e 25/11/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2290
Works Number 4889
To Service During 07/1943
Withdrawal Mon 08/07/1963
Service Life 20 yrs , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1963 at Locomotive Works (Inverurie)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1943
     Withdrawn on 08/07/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN DFU Dunfermline Upper on 22/09/1947
WDN   on 08/07/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/07/1961 Cowlairs Works (Waiting Works) Stripping Shop: 61342, 65902. Erecting Shop: 11713, 61132/97, 64864, 65903, 72005/9, 73078, 73120/51, 76097, 80124, 90097, GNS49. Works Yard: D2584, 72006. Works Shunters: D3393, 65228. Scrap Road: 40627, 56308, 64523, 64892, 67612. Waiting Works: 61101, 61341, 65915, 90542, 90753.Ex-Works : 90640. SLS/196108
11/09/1963 Inverurie Works (Awaiting cut up) In Shops: 44724, 45066, 80126; awaiting shops-42737, 45475. Shopped during period 5/8-6/9: 42129, 65234, 65908/22, D6140/3/4. Scrapped during same period: 57565, 61260, 65210/41/60, 67606/15/49/74. Being cup up: 60851, 65316. Awaiting cut up: 60959, 64568, 90536/42. SLS/196310
10/10/1963 Inverurie Works (Scrapped) 42737, 42909, 45475, 65918. In Scrap Yard: 60819/27, 64627, 65253/341. Shopped four weeks ended 4/10-44724, 45066, 80126, D6148/50, D8031; Scrapped same period-45049, 60851/959, 64568, 65316, 90193, 90536/42. SLS/196311

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7073
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4889
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77073    
25/11/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90542    
08/07/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 90542    
09/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Inverurie    

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