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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7424 m/e 01/1944
War Dept. 77424 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90293 m/e 09/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25152
To Service During 01/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sun 26/09/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 8 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1965 at T W Ward (Beighton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1944
68A     on 19/06/1949
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 16/07/1949
DFU   Dunfermline Upper w/e 05/11/1949
31B   March w/e 10/02/1952
31B   March 5w/e 16/02/1952
31B   March 4w/e 22/03/1952
36A   Doncaster w/e 07/10/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 26/09/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK THJ Thornton Junction on 01/02/1947
ALLOC 68A   on 19/06/1949
ALLOC DFU Dunfermline Upper w/e 05/11/1949
ALLOC 31B March w/e 10/02/1952
ALLOC 31B March on 12/07/1953
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 38A Colwick 5w/e 27/03/1954
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 5w/e 07/10/1961
WDN   w/e 26/09/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
15/10/1951 Locomotives in the 9xxxx Series Renumbering Most of these engines have now received their 9xxxx numbers, the known exceptions in mid-October being Eastern Region: 90063/96, 90153, 90215/32, 90410. London Midland Region: 90102/5/9/10/13/23/35/73/83/94, 90205/71/95, 90314/26/27/43/52/66, 90413, 90576, 90621/87. North-Eastern Region: 90100, 90309, 90518, 90627/88. Scottish Region: 90293, 90616 (2-8-0), 90760/64/65/70 (2-10-0). Western Region: 90167/76/79, 90238/61/68/84, 90312/15/55/56, 90563/65/73, 90686. Possibly a few of these have been done but not recorded; information concerning such would be welcomed. SLS/195111
18/03/1962 Gorton MPD On Shed ex-Works : 63704/64, 90293/305/68. SLS/196204
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
01/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7424
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25152
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77424    
19/06/1949 Allocation      
16/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
05/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Dunfermline Upper (DFU)    
09/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 90293    
10/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
16/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
22/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
07/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
26/09/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90293    
10/1965 Scrapped Broken up by T W Ward: Beighton    

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