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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7221 m/e 09/1943
War Dept. 77221 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90191 m/e 10/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25092
To Service During 09/1943
Withdrawal Fri 05/02/1960
Service Life 16 yrs, 5 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Sun 28/02/1960 at Locomotive Works (Stratford)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1943
31B   March 4w/e 14/12/1957
     Withdrawn on 05/02/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NWE New England on 06/03/1947
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 30/11/1957
WDN   on 05/02/1960

* 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
09/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7221
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25092
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77221    
10/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90191    
14/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
05/02/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 90191    
28/02/1960 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Stratford    

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