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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7211 m/e 09/1943
War Dept. 77211 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3012 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63012 w/e 17/04/1948
British Railways 90012 m/e 03/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25082
To Service During 09/1943
Withdrawal w/e Mon 24/02/1964
Service Life 20 yrs, 5 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1964 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1943
SKN   Stockton w/e 12/02/1949
51C   West Hartlepool 4w/e 20/08/1955
50A   York (North) 5w/e 20/07/1957
55E   Normanton 4w/e 21/09/1957
     Withdrawn w/e 24/02/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK HLS Hull Springhead on 13/03/1946
ALLOC HTN Heaton on 13/04/1947
ALLOC SKN Stockton w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 10/09/1955
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 55E Normanton 4w/e 05/10/1957
WDN   w/e 24/02/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 General The following Austerity Engines taken into N.E. Area stock on 28/12/46 and now classified O7:- Allocated: Newport: 70800/24/37/47/72, 77276/90, 77357, 77506, 78520/34/70, 78633/56/62/74/87/90, 78718, 79285. Heaton: 70815, 77146, 77298, 78577, 78646/53. Springhead: 70804, 77002, 77110, 77211/54, 77474, 78540. York: 77316, 77486, 78680/91/6/8/9, 79185, 79240/88 SLS/194704

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7211
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25082
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77211    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3012    
17/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63012    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
03/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90012    
20/08/1955 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
20/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
21/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (55E)    
24/02/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90012    
04/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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