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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7081 m/e 08/1943
War Dept. 77081 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90550 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2290
Works Number 4897
To Service During 08/1943
Withdrawal Sun 16/09/1962
Service Life 19 yrs, 1 mth , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1962 at Locomotive Works (Crewe, Cheshire)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1943
31B   March w/e 03/11/1951
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 16/03/1957
36C   Frodingham w/e 06/02/1960
     Withdrawn on 16/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NEV Neville Hill on 25/06/1947
ALLOC 31B March w/e 03/11/1951
ALLOC 31B March on 12/07/1953
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 20/02/1960
WDN   on 16/09/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1946 W.D. Locomotives The following have been noted at Folkestone recently: 77070/81, 77122/9, 77222, 77402/11/26/84, 77508, 78588. As they carried allocations painted on the cab sides, they have presumably been in traffic on the continent. SLS/194605
28/02/1946 Locomotives Miscellany More W.D. 2-8-0's appear to be allocated to B.A.; many of these engines were lately standing about in the Dover areas. 'Schools' 907 'Dulwich,' 917 'Ardingly,' 934 'St. Lawrence' are light green. 'Demob.' specials are still running frequently from Folkestone, etc., to Guildford via Tonbridge and Redhill, worked to the latter by locos, carrying Dover spare duty Nos, 462-3, but actually the engines are often B.A. or AFD. 4-4-0's. They return light from Redhill it not otherwise required. SLS/194605
28/02/1946 W.D. Locomotives The following have been noted at Folkestone recently: 77070/81, 77122/9, 77222, 77402/11/26/84, 77508, 78588. As they carried allocations painted on the cab sides, they have presumably been in traffic on the continent. SLS/194605
02/02/1955 York Station 44927 (24E) visited York on 2nd February with an excursion from Blackpool. On the following day 43051 (51D) was at York en route for Doncaster Works, and on 8th February 67748 (34E) was at York bound for Darlington Works with 67720 (34A) proceeding south again after overhaul at Darlington. On 10th February 61078 (38E) was at York returning to the GC section after repair at Darlington and 61141 (38C) arrived in similar circumstances on 12th February. Other unusual visitors to York on 12th February were 78022 on the 9.40 a.m. Sheffield to York (S.O.) and the 1.0 p.m. York to Sheffield (S.O.), 48252 (5B), and 68429 (50C) presumed returning to Selby again after a period of loan to Sunderland. In the northbound direction were 61744 (40F) and 61757 (40F), heading for Cowlairs Works and 90550 (31B) for repair at Darlington. SLS/195504

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7081
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4897
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77081    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90550    
03/11/1951 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
16/03/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
06/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
16/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 90550    
12/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Crewe, Cheshire    

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