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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7338 m/e 07/1943
War Dept. 77338 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90246 m/e 02/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25206
To Service During 07/1943
Withdrawal During 04/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 9 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1965 at Arnott Young (Dinsdale)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1943
CLK   Colwick w/e 04/09/1948
MEX   Mexborough w/e 24/12/1949
35A   New England w/e 03/11/1951
36E   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) w/e 09/11/1963
     Withdrawn m/e 04/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN YK York (North) on 14/03/1947
ALLOC HLS Hull Springhead on 20/04/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 04/09/1948
ALLOC MEX Mexborough w/e 24/12/1949
ALLOC 35A New England w/e 03/11/1951
ALLOC 36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 25/11/1963

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7338
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25206
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77338    
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
24/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
02/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 90246    
03/11/1951 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
09/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
04/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90246    
07/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Dinsdale    

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