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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7152 m/e 05/1943
War Dept. 77152 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90144 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25023
To Service During 05/1943
Withdrawal During 12/1963
Service Life 20 yrs , 7 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1964 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1943
MEX   Mexborough (on loan) (On loan from War Department) on 14/11/1947
38A   Colwick 4w/e 18/02/1956
31B   March 5w/e 24/03/1956
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 16/03/1957
     Withdrawn m/e 12/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN MEX Mexborough on 14/11/1947
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 25/02/1956
ALLOC 31B March 5w/e 31/03/1956
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 23/03/1957
WDN   on 14/12/1964

* 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7152
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25023
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77152    
14/11/1947 Allocation Loaned to Mexborough (MEX) (On loan from War Department)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90144    
18/02/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
16/03/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
12/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 90144    
03/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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