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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7493 m/e 02/1944
War Dept. 77493 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3117 m/e 04/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63117 m/e Not applied
British Railways 90438 m/e 06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2292
Works Number 5009
To Service During 02/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sun 03/10/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 8 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1944
MAR   March w/e 18/09/1948
NWE   New England w/e 31/12/1949
31B   March w/e 20/08/1950
35A   New England w/e 27/08/1950
35A   New England 4w/e 23/09/1950
40B   Immingham 4w/e 19/10/1957
40E   Langwith Junction 4w/e 09/11/1957
40E   Colwick w/e 07/05/1960
     Withdrawn w/e 03/10/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK NWE New England on 25/01/1947
ALLOC MAR March w/e 18/09/1948
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 31/12/1949
ALLOC 31B March w/e 20/08/1950
ALLOC 35A New England w/e 27/08/1950
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 40E Langwith Junction 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 40E Colwick 4w/e 14/05/1960
WDN   w/e 03/10/1965

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7493
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5009
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77493    
04/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3117    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63117 but not taken up    
18/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90438    
31/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
20/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
27/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
23/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
19/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
09/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
07/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
03/10/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90438    
01/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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