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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7128 m/e 11/1943
War Dept. 77128 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90583 m/e 02/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2291
Works Number 4944
To Service During 11/1943
Withdrawal Sat 18/04/1964
Service Life 20 yrs, 5 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1964 at W.E.Smiths (Ecclesfield)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1943
MEX   Mexborough w/e 04/09/1948
40B   Immingham 4w/e 29/12/1951
36E   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) w/e 28/09/1963
     Withdrawn on 18/04/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN YK York (North) on 12/03/1947
ALLOC HLS Hull Springhead on 13/04/1947
ALLOC MEX Mexborough w/e 04/09/1948
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) 6w/e 05/10/1963
WDN   on 18/04/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/05/1964 Doncaster Works (Stored) Near Erecting Shop: E3101-4 bodies. Works Yard: D1562 damaged, 68925, DEP100, D5513, D5593, D5815, D5816, D6734, D6737, D6757, D8234. Inside Erecting Shop: 12103, D1695, D2212, D2216, D2572, D3631, D4061, D5052, D5526, D5575, D5582, D5601, D5688, D5693, D5814, D5820, D5831, D5838, D6720, D6744, D8211, D8239, D8400, D9015. Side of Stripping Shop: D3446. Side of Erecting Shop: 63601. Waiting Cutting Up: 90263. Stripping Shop: D1508, D3484, D5564, D5603, D9008. Outside Weigh Shop: D380 ex works, D2013 ex works, D1509, D4031, D5573, D5631. Inside Paint Shop: LNER 4771, E1217, D2563, D6898. Waiting Works: 61104, 63594, 63645, 63836, 90717. Ex Works: D5528. Stored: 61080, 90111, 90165, 90583, 92169, 92170, 92175. SLS/196406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7128
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4944
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77128    
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
02/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 90583    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
28/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
18/04/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90583    
07/1964 Scrapped Broken up by W.E.Smiths: Ecclesfield    

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