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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7120 m/e 10/1943
War Dept. 77120 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90576 m/e 11/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2291
Works Number 4936
To Service During 10/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 23/03/1963
Service Life 19 yrs, 5 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1963 at Locomotive Works (Crewe, Cheshire)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1943
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 28/11/1953
27B   Aintree w/e 09/04/1960
24B   Rose Grove w/e 04/08/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 23/03/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NPT Newport (Teeside) on 22/03/1947
LOAN 24B Rose Grove w/e 29/01/1949
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 28/11/1953
ALLOC 27B Aintree 5w/e 30/04/1960
ALLOC 24B Rose Grove 5w/e 04/08/1962
WDN   w/e 23/03/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1948 \"Austerity\" Detail alterations 2-8-0's Nos. 77120, 77174 an 77461 have been noted fitted with Gresley-type snifting valves SLS/194810
15/10/1951 Locomotives in the 9xxxx Series Renumbering Most of these engines have now received their 9xxxx numbers, the known exceptions in mid-October being Eastern Region: 90063/96, 90153, 90215/32, 90410. London Midland Region: 90102/5/9/10/13/23/35/73/83/94, 90205/71/95, 90314/26/27/43/52/66, 90413, 90576, 90621/87. North-Eastern Region: 90100, 90309, 90518, 90627/88. Scottish Region: 90293, 90616 (2-8-0), 90760/64/65/70 (2-10-0). Western Region: 90167/76/79, 90238/61/68/84, 90312/15/55/56, 90563/65/73, 90686. Possibly a few of these have been done but not recorded; information concerning such would be welcomed. SLS/195111
27/12/1958 Rugby Works 42451(26A), 73137(15C), 75052(1E), 90576 (26A), 61853(2F), 64331(2F). SLS/195902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7120
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4936		    
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77120    
11/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 90576    
28/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
09/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (27B)    
04/08/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (24B)    
03/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Crewe, Cheshire    
23/03/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 90576    

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