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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7231 m/e 10/1943
War Dept. 77231 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90199 m/e 02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25102
To Service During 10/1943
Withdrawal Thu 24/11/1966
Service Life 23 yrs, 1 mth , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1967 at Arnott Young (Old Kilpatrick)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1943
62A   Thornton Junction 4w/e 07/08/1954
65F   Grangemouth 4w/e 29/10/1955
66A   Polmadie 4w/e 02/08/1958
65A   Eastfield 4w/e 19/01/1963
65F   Grangemouth 4w/e 30/11/1963
62C   Dunfermline Upper 4w/e 25/12/1965
     Withdrawn on 24/11/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN DFU Dunfermline Upper on 22/09/1947
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 4w/e 07/08/1954
ALLOC 65F Grangemouth 4w/e 29/10/1955
ALLOC 66A Polmadie 4w/e 09/08/1958
ALLOC 65A Eastfield 7w/e 29/12/1962
ALLOC 65F Grangemouth 4w/e 07/12/1963
ALLOC 62C Dunfermline Upper w/e 04/12/1965
WDN   on 24/11/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1950 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during January: These included Nos. 60152, 61072, 61117/18, 61307, 1751, 61764, 1780, 61784, 2474/76/88, 2684/94, 62733, 3058, 3168, 64575, 4586, 64621/28/36, 4786, 64877/80, 4919/40, 65923, 5924, 65932, 7453/80, 68100, 8323/44, 9170, 9214, 9507, 69595, 90505, ex-W.D. 77089, 77231, 73792. SLS/195003
01/05/1965 Cowlairs Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop: 42138/693, 44727/92, 44845/949/91/7, 45034/54/115/82/390, 76050, 73053/100, 80122, 90199; Outside: 45012/28, 45403/51, 73151, 76024. SLS/196506

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7231
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25102
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77231    
02/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90199    
07/08/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
29/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Grangemouth (65F)    
02/08/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
19/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (65A)    
30/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Grangemouth (65F)    
25/12/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Dunfermline Upper (62C)    
24/11/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90199    
05/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Old Kilpatrick    

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