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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7481 m/e 02/1944
War Dept. 77481 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90619 m/e 11/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2292
Works Number 4997
To Service During 02/1944
Withdrawal Mon 25/10/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 8 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1944
91M   To London Midland Region 4w/e 17/06/1950
56A   Wakefield 4w/e 09/10/1965
     Withdrawn on 25/10/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 25B Huddersfield Hillhouse w/e 20/05/1950
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 09/10/1965
WDN   on 25/10/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/06/1950 W.D. \"8F\" Some of the W.D. '8F' class previously on loan to the Southern Region have gone to the L.M.R., including 90332, 90347, 90527, 90619, an 90655 to Huddersfield (25B). SLS/195008
31/03/1952 Locomotives still carrying old numbers (WD) Engines which have not yet been finally renumbered. 63062, 77040, 77184, 77388, 70808, 70839, 70876, 77288, 78521, 77099, 77102, 77476, 77481, 73788, 73794. SLS/195206
11/12/1960 Gorton Works (Works Sidings) Works Sidings: 40588, 43644, 47509, 63643/69, 63813, 64440, 68079, 90238/63/90, 90619. Old Iron Foundry: 62660, Scrap Yard: 42345. Erecting Shop: E26019/38, E27003, 63613/5/71, 63789/92, 63885/90, 64918, 90118/27/31/75, 90275, 90394, 90567/98, 92157. Erecting Shop Yard: E26041, 64379, 90002/36, 90362, 92151. Works Shunter: 43261. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7481
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4997
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77481    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to To London Midland Region (91M)    
11/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90619    
09/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
25/10/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90619    
03/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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