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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7111 m/e 10/1943
War Dept. 77111 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90571 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2291
Works Number 4927
To Service During 10/1943
Withdrawal w/e Mon 18/11/1963
Service Life 20 yrs, 1 mth , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1963 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1943
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 26/03/1949
YK   York (North) w/e 17/09/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates m/e 12/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/12/1949
53C   Hull Springhead on 21/05/1950
53C   Hull Springhead 4w/e 30/06/1950
53A   Hull Dairycoates 5w/e 15/11/1958
50A   York (North) w/e 16/09/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 18/11/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN YK York (North) on 08/10/1947
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 26/03/1949
ALLOC YK York (North) w/e 17/09/1949
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/12/1949
ALLOC 53C Hull Springhead on 21/05/1950
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 01/11/1958
ALLOC 50A York (North) 3w/e 30/09/1961
TOSTORE   w/e 14/08/1963
WDN   w/e 18/11/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1949 Vickers Armstrong Works Class '8' W.D. 2-8-0's awaiting repair at Vickers-Armstrong's Works during February were:-Nos. 3085, 63141, 77111/52, 77218, 77378, 77401, 79219; while those ex Works during the same period were:-Nos. 70817, 77001, 77115, 77221, 77310, 78542, 79264, 90685 (ex 79224). SLS/194904
08/07/1962 York South MPD Stored in the old south shed are 60887/95/939/82 all ex works, 61039, 61240 and 90467/571/8/663, also four BRCW d.m.us. damaged in a collision in March, viz. uE50543/76/9201/22, all noted 8th July. SLS/196208

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7111
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4927
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77111    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90571    
26/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
17/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
10/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
21/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
30/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
15/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
18/11/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 90571    
12/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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