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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7430 m/e 01/1944
War Dept. 77430 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3040 on 06/04/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63040 on Not applied
British Railways 90040 m/e 07/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25157
To Service During 01/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 31/07/1965
Service Life 21 yrs , 7 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1965 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1944
16D   Nottingham w/e 21/12/1963
1G   Woodford Halse w/e 18/04/1964
10F   Rose Grove w/e 25/04/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 31/07/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WFD Woodford Halse w/e 26/10/1946
LOAN 2G Woodford Halse on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 2G Woodford Halse on 23/02/1958
TOSTORE   w/e 14/08/1963
ALLOC 16D Nottingham 5w/e 11/01/1964
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove 4w/e 02/05/1964
WDN   w/e 31/07/1965

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7430
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25157
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77430    
06/04/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3040    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63040 but not taken up    
07/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90040    
21/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16D)    
18/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (1G)    
25/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
31/07/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90040    
12/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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