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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7464 m/e 12/1943
War Dept. 77464 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90608 m/e 08/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2292
Works Number 4980
To Service During 12/1943
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962
Service Life 19 yrs , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1963 at Central Wagon Co. (Wigan)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1943
MAR   March (on loan) (On loan from War Department) on 23/11/1947
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 16/03/1957
41F   Mexborough 4w/e 19/07/1958
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN MAR March on 23/11/1947
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 36B Mexborough 4w/e 14/07/1958
WDN   on 29/12/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/03/1963 Doncaster Works (Waiting Works) Erecting Shop: 60025/44/512, 61157, 63650/978, 90001/79/411/587. Works Yard: 90035/250. Stripping Shop: 61326, 90551. Scrap Yard: 42501/18/25/6/679, 63887, 64690, 90253/70, 69520/3/38/46/75/83. Paint Shop: 65567, LNER 4472, LNER 4771. Ex Works: 61087, Waiting Works: 60118, 61128/236/87/371, 63618/98/961, 42535, 69529/68, 90559/608. Pending sale: 60014. SLS/196304
11/05/1963 Worcester Works (Waiting Works) 4628, 7010/23/31, 9724 an 4147. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7464
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4980
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77464    
23/11/1947 Allocation Loaned to March (MAR) (On loan from War Department)    
08/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90608    
16/03/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
19/07/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 90608    
12/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Central Wagon Co.: Wigan    

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