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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7372 m/e 10/1943
War Dept. 77372 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90263 m/e 08/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25243
To Service During 10/1943
Withdrawal Sun 05/01/1964
Service Life 20 yrs, 3 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1964 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1943
CLK   Colwick w/e 04/09/1948
ANN   Annesley w/e 30/10/1948
CLK   Colwick w/e 29/01/1949
WFD   Woodford Halse m/e 07/1949
WFD   Woodford Halse w/e 23/07/1949
38D   Staveley (G.C.) 4w/e 29/11/1952
38E   Woodford Halse 4w/e 13/12/1952
38E   Woodford Halse 4w/e 27/12/1952
38A   Colwick 4w/e 16/05/1953
40B   Immingham w/e 13/12/1958
40E   Colwick w/e 15/08/1959
     Withdrawn on 05/01/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN ANN Annesley on 22/02/1947
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill on 05/10/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 04/09/1948
ALLOC ANN Annesley w/e 30/10/1948
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 29/01/1949
ALLOC WFD Woodford Halse w/e 23/07/1949
ALLOC 38D Staveley (G.C.) 4w/e 29/11/1952
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse 4w/e 27/12/1952
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 16/05/1953
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 40E Colwick 4w/e 05/09/1959
WDN   on 05/01/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/12/1960 Gorton Works (Works Sidings) Works Sidings: 40588, 43644, 47509, 63643/69, 63813, 64440, 68079, 90238/63/90, 90619. Old Iron Foundry: 62660, Scrap Yard: 42345. Erecting Shop: E26019/38, E27003, 63613/5/71, 63789/92, 63885/90, 64918, 90118/27/31/75, 90275, 90394, 90567/98, 92157. Erecting Shop Yard: E26041, 64379, 90002/36, 90362, 92151. Works Shunter: 43261. SLS/196102
03/05/1964 Doncaster Works (Waiting Cutting Up) Near Erecting Shop: E3101-4 bodies. Works Yard: D1562 damaged, 68925, DEP100, D5513, D5593, D5815, D5816, D6734, D6737, D6757, D8234. Inside Erecting Shop: 12103, D1695, D2212, D2216, D2572, D3631, D4061, D5052, D5526, D5575, D5582, D5601, D5688, D5693, D5814, D5820, D5831, D5838, D6720, D6744, D8211, D8239, D8400, D9015. Side of Stripping Shop: D3446. Side of Erecting Shop: 63601. Waiting Cutting Up: 90263. Stripping Shop: D1508, D3484, D5564, D5603, D9008. Outside Weigh Shop: D380 ex works, D2013 ex works, D1509, D4031, D5573, D5631. Inside Paint Shop: LNER 4771, E1217, D2563, D6898. Waiting Works: 61104, 63594, 63645, 63836, 90717. Ex Works: D5528. Stored: 61080, 90111, 90165, 90583, 92169, 92170, 92175. SLS/196406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7372
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25243
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77372    
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
30/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
29/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
23/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
08/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 90263    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (38D)    
13/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
16/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
13/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
15/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
05/01/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90263    
05/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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