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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7507 m/e 03/1944
War Dept. 77507 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3125 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63125 w/e 17/04/1948
British Railways 90446 m/e 09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2292
Works Number 5023
To Service During 03/1944
Withdrawal w/e Mon 18/11/1963
Service Life 19 yrs, 8 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1964 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1944
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
     Withdrawn w/e 18/11/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN MAR March on 29/11/1945
STOCK NPT Newport (Teeside) on 23/03/1947
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
WDN   w/e 18/11/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' Nos. 9000-9015 are to be renumbered 67701-67716. No. 67717 (9016) is the first to come out under this number, while No. 9015 was altered to 67716. The paint dates of Nos. 9009-9012 are March, and Nos. 9013-9015 and 67717-67718 are April. The Works' Nos. are 2028-2036/48 respectively. The next order for North Road will be a batch of 'A.1' 'Pacifics.' The rumour of further 'B.1's' came about owing to Stooperdale building a batch of spare boilers for this class. Locomotives for shops or scrap during the period April 4th-May 2nd included:-Nos. 1440, E1461, 2391, 2747, 3037, 3170, 3286, 3315, 5069, 5625, 5768/88, 7306, 7649/88, 9837/52, 9917/33, 77414, 79198. The following locomotives have arrived for cutting-up:-ex G.E. Nos. 5380/83, 5400, 7120/37, 8212, ex MET Nos. 7511/12 and ex M.G.N. No. 8485. Locomotives ex shops during the same period included Nos. 5778, 9856, 60510, 60825, 61011/60/71, 61420, 62388, 63125/40, 65624/50, 65825/47/51, 67263, 67301, 67632/84, 67718, 68248/90, 68724, 69786, 69875, 69910. The following locomotives have been painted or repainted green: Nos. 61011/60/71 an 67684. No. 60510 came off Works without nameplates, but returned and has at last had these fitted-Robert the Bruce. SLS/194806
09/09/1963 Thornaby MPD (in store) The steam allocation here is now in store viz. 60859/946, 65859/84, 67635/40, 68023/39, 76024, 77001/11/4, 90072/81/406/46/51/593. From 9th September (when West Aukland closed) seven type 3 d/es now work all former West Aukland duties. SLS/196310

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7507
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5023
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77507    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3125    
17/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63125    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90446    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
18/11/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 90446    
01/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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