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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7256 m/e 11/1943
War Dept. 77256 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90213 m/e 10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25127
To Service During 01/1943
Withdrawal Sun 13/02/1966
Service Life 23 yrs, 1 mth , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1943
HIT   Hither Green 5w/e 04/02/1950
25C   Goole 4w/e 11/08/1951
50B   Hull Dairycoates w/e 13/06/1964
     Withdrawn on 13/02/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HIT Hither Green 5w/e 04/02/1950
ALLOC 25C Goole w/e 11/08/1951
ALLOC 50B Hull Dairycoates 5w/e 13/06/1964
WDN   on 13/02/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/11/1948 Brighton Works In shops for repair: Nos, 32501 an 77359 (ready); 31919 an 32501 (nearly ready); 680S; CC1 (to be 20001); 1899, 2339, 2512, 2563, 32523, 77256; 34064 (lighter green livery). New construction Nos. 34085-90; 36001; boilers and tenders for 'Merchant Navy' Class. SLS/194812
28/02/1951 Southern Region WD\'s There seem to be 32 8F/2-8-0/WD on the Southern Region: 90127 an 77150 (73C), 90164 (73B), 90213 (73C), 90194 an 90216/26/34 (73B), 90247 (75A), 90254 (73H), 90257/67 (70B), 90317/60 (75B), 90389, 78597 (73C), 90408/533/552 (73B), 77090 (73C), 90558 (73B), 90562 (70B), 77101 (73B), 90566 (73C), 90570/604 (70B), 90641 (75B), 90669/71/78/702/18 (73C). The numbers are given in order of their B.R. numbers. Of the remainder, the Scottish Region has 89, the North-Eastern 122, the L.M.R. 197 and the Eastern Region 263; though occasional transfers still take place between the Regions. The Scottish Region also has the 2-10-0 engines (series 90750-90774) except one which is allotted to the C.M.E. at Rugby. SLS/195104

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1943 Renumbered Renumbered to 7256    
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77256    
10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90213    
04/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hither Green (HIT)    
11/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Goole (25C)    
13/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (50B)    
13/02/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90213    
06/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull