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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7249 m/e 11/1943
War Dept. 77249 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90209 m/e 02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25120
To Service During 01/1943
Withdrawal During 06/1964
Service Life 21 yrs , 5 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1965 at T W Ward (Killamarsh)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1943
MEX   Mexborough (on loan) (On loan from War Department) on 05/11/1947
41J   Langwith Junction w/e 05/01/1963
     Withdrawn m/e 06/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN MEX Mexborough on 05/11/1947
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 4w/e 12/01/1963
WDN   on 04/07/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/01/1964 Darlington Works (Stripping Shop) Erecting Shop: 12122, D191, D2615, D3143, D3672, D5102/9, D5370/6, and 0-4-0 Depl. Diesel No. 56, D7583-89 under construction. Steam Locos under repair: 75037, 60004, 60145, 60923/70, 73092/142/162, 75046/53, 90120/709. Stripping Shop: 47482 for general, 63451, 72002, 75006, 90209/578/728. Yard Sidings: D16, D2700, D5112, 43119, 60132, 61013, 60954, 62060/65, 63468, 65033/99, 65804, 73144, 75006/40, 90026. Diesel Test House: D22, D5104 an D5169. Scrap Yard: 43131, 42770, 61468, 65810, 67652, 68008/38/39/41/42/59/61, 68736, 69006/21 an 72001. SLS/196402

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1943 Renumbered Renumbered to 7249    
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77249    
05/11/1947 Allocation Loaned to Mexborough (MEX) (On loan from War Department)    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90209    
05/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
06/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90209    
02/1965 Scrapped Broken up by T W Ward: Killamarsh