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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7279 m/e 08/1944
War Dept. 77279 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3078 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63078 w/e 14/08/1948
British Railways 90078 m/e 09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25150
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal Sun 27/11/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 3 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1967 at W Willoughby (Choppington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
YK   York (North) w/e 12/02/1949
DAR   Darlington w/e 19/02/1949
53A   Hull Dairycoates w/e 08/09/1951
53A   Hull Dairycoates 5w/e 22/09/1951
50A   York (North) w/e 16/09/1961
52G   Sunderland 4w/e 05/11/1966
     Withdrawn on 27/11/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN MAR March on 23/11/1945
NEW HTN Heaton on 15/07/1947
ALLOC MAR March on 15/07/1947
ALLOC YK York (North) w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC DAR Darlington w/e 19/02/1949
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 50A York (North) 3w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 4w/e 05/11/1966
WDN   on 27/11/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
26/04/1964 Derby Shed (On Shed) On Shed: 45334 x Wok - Cw, D1730, D1732, 12088, 12095, D3022, D4132, D5265 ex works; On Shed: D1735 undercoat, 42161, 42181, 44042, 44134, 44243, 44909, 45002, 45186, 45253, 47320, 47447, 47461, 48199, 48208, 48391, 48490, 48541, 73139, 78057, 90136, 90078, 90357, 90529, 92022, 60876, 68079. SLS/196406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7279
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25150
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77279    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3078    
14/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63078    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
19/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
09/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90078    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
22/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
05/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
27/11/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90078    
07/1967 Scrapped Broken up by W Willoughby: Choppington    

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