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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7351 m/e 08/1943
War Dept. 77351 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90251 m/e 07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25221
To Service During 08/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 11/05/1963
Service Life 19 yrs, 9 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1963 at Locomotive Works (Crewe, Cheshire)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1943
NWE   New England w/e 18/09/1948
GRA   Grantham w/e 29/01/1949
38A   Colwick 3w/e 31/05/1950
38A   Colwick on 04/06/1950
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 19/04/1952
82B   St Philips Marsh 3w/e 17/05/1952
81F   Oxford m/e 16/06/1956
18B   Westhouses w/e 18/07/1959
2F   Woodford Halse w/e 19/09/1959
18B   Westhouses w/e 05/12/1959
9G   Gorton w/e 30/06/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 11/05/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN MAR March on 31/05/1947
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 18/09/1948
ALLOC GRA Grantham w/e 29/01/1949
ALLOC 38A Colwick on 04/06/1950
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR w/e 06/10/1951
LOAN 84B Oxley 8w/e 03/11/1951
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 19/04/1952
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 81F Oxford 4w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 18B Westhouses on 12/07/1959
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region m/e 31/07/1959
LOAN 2F Woodford Halse 3w/e 26/09/1959
EXLOAN 18B Westhouses 5w/e 02/01/1960
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 30/06/1962
WDN   w/e 11/05/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/01/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D77/8, D83/5, D3921, 42179, 45063/8, 45646/95, 48755, L.N.W.R. 1054 and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D74/5/9, D80/2/4, 44767, 45132, 45201, 45348, 45667, 46457, 48529, 48600, 70032, 90346. Works Sidings: 40161, 44697, 44734/82, 44867, 44936, 45336, 45428, 46235, 46430, 49158/99, 49270, 49432, 70021, 84015, 92092, 92160/7. Erecting Shop: D90-6, 42476, 42580, 44869, 45037/48, 45197, 45219/40/50/77/94, 45302/44, 45411/9, 45506/78/82, 45616/38/54/75/80, 46203/9/47/50/5, 46410/36, 48054, 48120/73, 48255, 48438, 48635/68, 48898, 49281, 70033, 90137/8/57/97, 90203/33/51, 90316, 90509, 92018/33/43, 92134/55/65. Outside Erecting Shop: 42295, 45515/60, 46103/36/7, 48508, 49034, 90297, 92048. New Erecting Shop: D76, D81/6-9, D97-102. Cutting-up Shop: Nil. SLS/196102
04/06/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D105-8/10, 45139, 45403, 45584, 45626, 46146, 78021. Outside Paint Shop: D97, D109, 41222/66, 42286, 44910, 45397, 45694, 46127, 46246, 49395, 92020. Works Sidings: 41269, 42441/78, 42604, 44685, 44714/66, 44832, 44907, 45021, 45208/34/96, 45438, 45535/91, 45641, 46125/8, 46404, 48525, 90163, 90388, 90595, 92033/74. Erecting Shop: D114-9, 41218/42, 42226/96, 42431, 42559, 42625/64, 44682, 44715, 44875/92, 44946, 45056/70/80, 45107/9, 45222/38/42, 45310/27/42, 45415/26/37, 45510/23/55/64, 45703/17, 46117, 46222/9/32/8, 46429, 46509, 48258, 48305/35/93, 48409/36, 48549/53/6, 48760, 49447, 70004, 78061, 90251/76, 90557, 90685, 90724, 92087, 92132. Outside Erecting Shop: 42227, 44874, 45686, 45734, 46116/70. New Erecting Shop: D111-3/20-4, D222. Scrap Yard: 40002, 40658/91, 43225, 43459, 47374, 52240/60, 52464, 52526 all intact, with 40502 being cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 44373/4, 47592, 47648, 51441/4/6, 52093, 52312. SLS/196107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7351
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25221
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77351    
18/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
29/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90251    
31/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
04/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
19/04/1952 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Oxford (81F)    
18/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (18B)    
19/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (2F)    
05/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (18B)    
30/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
11/05/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 90251    
10/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Crewe, Cheshire    

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