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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7394 m/e 11/1943
War Dept. 77394 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90275 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25264
To Service During 11/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sun 04/07/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 8 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1965 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1943
MEX   Mexborough (on loan) (On loan from War Department) on 10/11/1947
IMM   Immingham m/e 30/11/1949
IMM   Immingham w/e 03/12/1949
31B   March m/e 30/06/1950
40B   Immingham 4w/e 24/10/1953
40E   Langwith Junction 4w/e 20/08/1955
     Withdrawn w/e 04/07/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN MEX Mexborough on 10/11/1947
ALLOC IMM Immingham w/e 03/12/1949
ALLOC 31B March m/e 30/06/1950
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 40E Langwith Junction 4w/e 13/08/1955
WDN   w/e 04/07/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/08/1947 Stratton Park The following 'Austerity' 2-8-0 were noted at Stratton Park dump (a few miles on the London side of Swindon) on 17/8 awaiting works:-70829, 77141, 77237, 77368, 77394, 77399, 78621, 78624, 79254, 79273 and 79294, whilst 79303 was actually outside Swindon Works. SLS/194709
11/12/1960 Gorton Works (Erecting Shop) 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7394
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25264
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77394    
10/11/1947 Allocation Loaned to Mexborough (MEX) (On loan from War Department)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90275    
30/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
03/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
30/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
24/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
20/08/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
04/07/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90275    
11/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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