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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7352 m/e 09/1943
War Dept. 77352 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90252 m/e 02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
To Service During 09/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sun 26/09/1965
Service Life 22 yrs , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1965 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1943
36A   Doncaster w/e 28/09/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 26/09/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN MEX Mexborough on 28/10/1947
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 6w/e 05/10/1963
WDN   w/e 26/09/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during February included:-Nos. 1274, 1605/11/18/31/45, 2745/67, 3199, 3411, 5096, 5606/28, 5800, 7262, 8708, 9105, 60816, 60133, (adjustment), 61015 (damaged), 63140, 65057 (damaged in the Crook derailment), 65712, 67705/54, 69827 (NEA), Class '8' W.D. 77320 an 79239.To scrap yard: Nos. 3291/97/99, 3301/08/17/32, 63322 (badly damaged at Old Town Jct., Middlesboro').Locomotives ex Works during February included:-Nos. 60141, 60142 (Darlington 2061/1949-the first 1949 locomotive), 60143, 60509 (light repair), 60923, 60931 (light repair), 61022 (unlined black), 61161 (lined out), 61162 (unlined black), 61181/86, 61237/58, 61400, 61635/41, 61659 (light repair), 61660, 62353/59/78, 62718/32/64, 63341/49, 65098, 65601, 65633 (repaired at Gateshead-buffer beam snow plough fitted), 65712/49, 65827/60, 67255, 67386, 67623, 67714 (light repair), 68010/39, 68160, 68260, 69933, Class '8' W.D. 90252 (ex 77352), 90344 (ex 70877), 90613 (ex 77469). SLS/194904
10/10/1965 Doncaster Shed (Stored) Stationary boiler: 92190. Stored: 61107/96, 61208, 61367, 63593, 63688, 63738, 90085/96/195/235/52/93/349/64/5/454/76/557/687. SLS/196511

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7352
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77352    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90252    
28/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
26/09/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90252    
12/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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