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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7494 m/e 02/1944
War Dept. 77494 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90626 m/e 06/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2292
Works Number 5010
To Service During 02/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 27/03/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 1 mth , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1965 at T W Ward (Beighton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1944
26F   Lees (Oldham) w/e 30/04/1949
24C   Lostock Hall w/e 14/05/1949
26D   Bury 8w/e 14/06/1952
26B   Agecroft w/e 12/11/1960
9G   Gorton w/e 08/06/1963
10H   Lower Darwen w/e 28/11/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 27/03/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN STM St Margarets on 10/03/1947
LOAN 24C Lostock Hall w/e 09/04/1949
LOAN 91M To London Midland Region on 16/04/1949
ALLOC 26F Lees (Oldham) w/e 30/04/1949
ALLOC 24C Lostock Hall w/e 14/05/1949
ALLOC 26D Bury 4w/e 14/06/1952
ALLOC 26B Agecroft 5w/e 03/12/1960
ALLOC 9G Gorton 5w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 10H Lower Darwen 4w/e 05/12/1964
WDN   w/e 27/03/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/05/1947 St Margarets MPD An unusual collection of locos. was observed at the old round-house on 10/5, comprising five ex N.B.R. 'Y9,' Nos. 8093, 8097, 8099, 8101, 8122 (all of which were remarkably clean), two ex G.E.R. 'J.69' Nos. 8562 and 8568, and one ex G.E.R. 'F7,' No. 7093. The latter having since been seen at Eastfield on 1/6, awaiting shop repairs. 'Austerity' 2-8-0 Nos. 77078, 77206, 77419 and 77494 were also on shed. SLS/194708

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7494
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5010		    
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77494    
30/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Lees (Oldham) (26F)    
14/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (24C)    
06/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90626    
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Bury (26D)    
12/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (26B)    
08/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
28/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Lower Darwen (10H)    
27/03/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90626    
08/1965 Scrapped Broken up by T W Ward: Beighton    

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