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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7489 m/e 02/1944
War Dept. 77489 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90624 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2292
Works Number 5005
To Service During 02/1944
Withdrawal w/e Mon 16/12/1963
Service Life 19 yrs, 10 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1964 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1944
LLY   Llanelli on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
25B   Huddersfield Hillhouse m/e 16/06/1956
     Withdrawn w/e 16/12/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NEA Neasden m/e 30/04/1947
ALLOC LLY Llanelli m/e 30/06/1947
LOAN 25A Wakefield on 28/07/1949
ALLOC 25B Huddersfield Hillhouse w/e 16/06/1956
WDN   w/e 16/12/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/02/1964 Branch line news (Scrap Yard) Passenger services will be withdrawn from Hanley Loop (Etruria to Kidsgrove Liverpool Road) and Stoke to Silverdale branches from 2nd March, from the Aberdare-Abercynon and Cardiff Clarence Road branches from 16th March, from the Kemble to Cirencester, Kemble to Tetbury and Sheringham-Melton Constable branches from 6th April.
The Waterside branch (from Old Dinting Goods GF, Mottram Yard) is to be closed completely on 2nd March. The Pinnox branch (Tunstall Junction to Longport Junction) was closed completely from 16th February, although the track is to be retained. From Pleasley Junction to 70 yards short of Messrs. Hollins coal siding (approx. 1 mile) is to be closed from 3rd March and the line thence to Pleasley East GF from 31st December, 1964.
SLS/196403
07/03/1964 Darlington Works (Scrap Yard) Erecting Shop: D25, D26, D30, D170, D177, D179, D3140, D3244, D3677, D5371, D7587 painted, D7589 nearly complete, D7590 motors mounted, D7591 motors mounted, D7592 shell, D7593 shell, D7594 shell, d12113, 47482, 60146, 60822, 61032, 61319, 62060, 63458, 65789, 90272, 90345. Weigh House: D22, D5107, 62001. Stripping Shop: 43987, 90483. Works Yard: D2700, D5113, D5148, D7588 painted, 42165, 43144, 60124, 60802, 62065, 63460, 65033, 65099, 68046, 73071, 73097, 75006, 75056. Crossing: D11, D3378. Scrap Yard: 42407, 47589, 60874, 68039, 68061, 90624. SLS/196403

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7489
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5005
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77489    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Llanelli (LLY)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90624    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Huddersfield Hillhouse (25B)    
16/12/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 90624    
03/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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