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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7163 m/e 06/1943
War Dept. 77163 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90150 m/e 05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25034
To Service During 06/1943
Withdrawal Sun 16/09/1962
Service Life 19 yrs, 3 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1962 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1943
MEX   Mexborough (on loan) (On loan from War Department) on 05/11/1947
38A   Colwick 4w/e 18/02/1956
31B   March 5w/e 24/03/1956
36A   Doncaster w/e 07/10/1961
     Withdrawn on 16/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN MEX Mexborough on 05/11/1947
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 25/02/1956
ALLOC 31B March 5w/e 31/03/1956
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 5w/e 07/10/1961
WDN   on 16/09/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7163
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25034
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77163    
05/11/1947 Allocation Loaned to Mexborough (MEX) (On loan from War Department)    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90150    
18/02/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
07/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
16/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 90150    
12/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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