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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7437 m/e 02/1944
War Dept. 77437 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3042 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63042 w/e 09/10/1948
British Railways 90042 m/e 10/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25295
To Service During 02/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sun 10/01/1965
Service Life 20 yrs, 11 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1965 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1944
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 24/10/1953
31B   March 4w/e 22/09/1956
33B   Tilbury w/e 30/01/1960
36A   Doncaster w/e 01/07/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 10/01/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MAR March on 29/11/1946
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 13/10/1956
ALLOC 33B Tilbury 4w/e 20/02/1960
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 08/07/1961
WDN   w/e 10/01/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
23/01/1965 Doncaster MPD (Waiting works or stored) Waiting works or stored: 60114/28/57/8, 61212, 62020/33/7/40/51/5/66, 63606/728/906, 90042/469, 92169/70/5/92/8/9. SLS/196503
07/03/1965 Doncaster MPD (Awaiting sale for scrap) Awaiting sale for scrap: 62051, 63906, 90042/119, 92192. SLS/196504
04/04/1965 Doncaster Works (Stored) Erecting shop: D1522, D1776, D2039, D2554, D2958, D3159, D3327, D3650, D3689, D4073, D5051/580/607/48, D5809/49/50/61, D6716/48; Outside: D5557/95, D5623, D6733, D8233; Stripping shop: D5588, D5632/52/4/80 also D3444, D5615, D9009 an D4066; New Erecting shop: E3111-3120, D5532, D8228, D9001; Paint shop and area: E3102/8/9/10/21/2, D3701, D5557/95, D5623/84, D6729/33, D6973/4/5, D8233; Stored: 63906, 90042/70/119/647, 92192. SLS/196505

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7437
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25295
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77437    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3042    
09/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63042    
10/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90042    
24/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
22/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
30/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Tilbury (33B)    
01/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
10/01/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90042    
04/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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