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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7459 m/e 12/1943
War Dept. 77459 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90603 m/e 03/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2291
Works Number 4975
To Service During 12/1943
Withdrawal Mon 12/02/1962
Service Life 18 yrs, 2 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1962 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1943
50A   York (North) 5w/e 24/07/1954
51B   Newport (Teeside) 3w/e 16/06/1956
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
     Withdrawn on 12/02/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK YK York (North) on 18/04/1947
ALLOC SKN Stockton on 27/07/1947
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 14/08/1954
ALLOC 51B Newport (Teeside) 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
WDN   on 12/02/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/02/1962 Darlington Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: D14/7/8/24/6, D3071/4, D4087-92, D5108/48/73-5, 12120, 60807/35/7, 60931, 61035, 61274, 63438/64/70/2, 65892, 67742, 80117, 90310, 90677/95, 92202, Weigh House: Nil. Outside Weigh House: 82027, Stripping Shop: 46407, 65751, 80116. Outside Stripping Shop: 46460, 61039, 61383, 67753, 68064, 68672. Works Yard: D281, D2173, D2589, 43016/53/5/71, 60954/9/77/81, 63412, 65099, 65794, 65889, 67609, 68010/43, 80119. 90603. Crossing: D257/78/80, D2247, D4086, D5107/49. Scrap Road: 61201, 61368, 61411-3/5/9/36/43/50/1/60, 64979, 65741/69, 65839, 67707/22/7/39/50/75, 68063, 68674/80/88/9/98, 68703/29/34. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7459
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4975
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77459    
03/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 90603    
24/07/1954 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (51B)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
02/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    
12/02/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 90603    

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