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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7261 m/e 12/1943
War Dept. 77261 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90218 m/e 05/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25132
To Service During 02/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 25/04/1964
Service Life 21 yrs, 2 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1964 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1943
CLK   Colwick w/e 04/12/1948
38E   Woodford Halse w/e 18/03/1950
16A   Toton w/e 21/12/1963
1G   Woodford Halse w/e 18/04/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 25/04/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN GOR Gorton on 10/03/1947
ALLOC ANN Annesley on 23/03/1947
ALLOC WFD Woodford Halse on 12/10/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 04/12/1948
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse w/e 18/03/1950
LOAN 2G Woodford Halse on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 2G Woodford Halse on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 16A Toton 5w/e 11/01/1964
WDN   w/e 25/04/1964
ALLOC 1G Woodford Halse 4w/e 02/05/1964
WDN   w/e 25/04/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
15/10/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) Paint Shop: D124-8, 42667/8, 44679/82/3, 44729/30, 45131, 45210, 45594, 45698, 46108/60, 49395, 78043. Outside Paint Shop: D123, 41209, 42425, 42656, 44696, 44774, 44893/4, 44988, 45108, 45262, 45635/56, 48085, 48283, 48477, 48717, 49025, 49125, 70052, 71000, 92081. Works Sidings: 42619/65, 44845, 45041, 45204/85, 45549, 46425, 47448, 48660, 49070, 49381, 90218, 92024/67. Erecting Shop: D8, D129-34, 41209/79, 42050, 42289/99, 42436/65, 42607/31, 44666/93/5, 44708/17/37, 44864/76/90, 44934/90, 45038/67, 45105, 45207/52/95, 45332, 45420, 45505/50/71/3, 45688/90, 45740. 46105/7, 48036/46/74, 48217, 48365, 48451, 48611/24/36/53, 48712, 49423, 90121, 90216/42/71, 90486, 90561, 92119/50. Outside Erecting Shop: D5141, 42062, 45003, 45102, 45263, 45340, 45454, 45646, 46113/43, 46234, 46426, 48494, 92013. New Erecting Shop: D135-7, D227, D327, D5016. Outside New Erecting Shop: D329. Scrap Yard-intact: 40075/7/97, 47421/38/62, 47634 intact. Scrap Yard-just cut up: 40118, 42506, 43325, 43863, 52389. Works Shunters: 43957, 44127, 44374, 47592, 51446, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441/59, D3763. SLS/196111

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1943 Renumbered Renumbered to 7261    
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77261    
04/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
18/03/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
05/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 90218    
21/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (16A)    
18/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (1G)    
25/04/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90218    
10/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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