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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7442 m/e 02/1944
War Dept. 77442 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90306 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 25300
To Service During 02/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sun 27/06/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 4 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1965 at T W Ward (Beighton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1944
64A   St Margarets 4w/e 25/11/1950
64A   St Margarets m/e 30/11/1950
24A   Accrington w/e 01/09/1951
24A   Accrington 4w/e 08/09/1951
25G   Farnley Junction 4w/e 26/01/1952
26B   Agecroft 4w/e 23/02/1952
26E   Lees (Oldham) 4w/e 28/12/1957
26B   Agecroft w/e 07/10/1961
8L   Aintree w/e 10/10/1964
10F   Rose Grove w/e 08/05/1965
41E   Staveley (Barrow Hill) w/e 12/06/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 27/06/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN DFU Dunfermline Upper on 18/09/1947
ALLOC 64A St Margarets m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 24A Accrington w/e 01/09/1951
ALLOC 25G Farnley Junction 4w/e 26/01/1952
ALLOC 26B Agecroft 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 26E Lees (Oldham) 4w/e 28/12/1957
ALLOC 26B Agecroft 4w/e 04/11/1961
ALLOC 8L Aintree w/e 10/10/1964
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove 4w/e 08/05/1965
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 5w/e 12/06/1965
LOAN 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) 6w/e 12/06/1965
ALLOC 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) 2w/e 26/06/1965
WDN   w/e 27/06/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/06/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 9/5 to 5/6: These included Nos. 60503/06, 61002, 1260/1/2, 1742/66/93, 61998, 2402/40/60, 4594, 4617/26, 4818/58, 65933, 7480/91, 67631, 8104, 9209, 69500/10, 9553, 69565, Class '8' 73799, 77031, 77431/42/76, ex L.M.S. Nos. 44994, 16156. SLS/194907
09/07/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 6/6 to 9/7: These included Nos. 1221, 61245, 61308, 1726/32, 61772/89, 61936, 2461/81/90, 2689, 62692, 63177, 4541, 64567, 4591, 64625, 4706, 64790, 4864, 64915, 5925/31, 67475/78, 8120, 8338/40, 68499, 8551, 9129/32, 69144, 9157/66/92, 70802, 77442, ex L.M.S. Nos. 45086, 7162, 54651. During June, locomotives were still being turned out lettered 'British Railways' from this Works. SLS/194908
30/04/1950 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during April: These included Nos. 60529, 61103/72, 61738/68, 61854, 61909/83, 62423, 2430, 62436, 2475, 62479, 3143, 4544, 64593, 64849/54, 4865/68, 64899, 4917, 65921, 7469, 8458, 8550, 9151/62, 69174, 9182, 69553, 90071, 90306, ex-L.M.S. 2835, 42909/18, ex-W.D. 77087, 77107, 77302/99. SLS/195006

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7442
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25300
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77442    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90306    
25/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
01/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Farnley Junction (25G)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (26B)    
28/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Lees (Oldham) (26E)    
07/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (26B)    
10/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (8L)    
08/05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
12/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (Barrow Hill) (41E)    
27/06/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90306    
11/1965 Scrapped Broken up by T W Ward: Beighton    

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