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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7074 m/e 07/1943
War Dept. 77074 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90543 m/e 09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2290
Works Number 4890
To Service During 07/1943
Withdrawal Mon 22/02/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 7 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1965 at T W Ward (Beighton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1943
25D   Mirfield 2w/e 17/06/1950
50A   York (North) 5w/e 14/06/1958
56A   Wakefield w/e 07/11/1959
     Withdrawn on 22/02/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN FEL Feltham 4w/e 26/09/1947
LOAN 25D Mirfield w/e 17/06/1950
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 28/11/1959
WDN   on 22/02/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/07/1947 Brighton Works New 'West Country' Pacifics under construction were 21C164-170. This completes the order. These latter ones have a V-shaped cab-front. Locos. being repaired:-2021, 2039, 2345, 2567, 21C118, 77030, 77037, 77074, 77094, 77098, 77178, 77181, and 77444. The repair of the 'Austerity' locos. is top priority hence the recent lag in 'West Country' construction. L.B. and S.C.R. No. 82 Boxhill (ex 380.S) and 377.S are both in L.B. and S.C.R. livery. 19 'Austerity' 2-8-0's were observed stored in sidings between Dover and Folkstone (16/7). Only Nos. available were 77029, 77393, and 70825. SLS/194709
26/09/1947 Brighton Works The following WD 2-8-0's were release from repair at Brighton Works for service from Feltham (FEL) depot: 77030, 77074 an 77460. SLS/194711

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7074
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4890
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77074    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (25D)    
09/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90543    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
22/02/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90543    
08/1965 Scrapped Broken up by T W Ward: Beighton    

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