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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 78570 m/e 10/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3091 m/e 03/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63091 m/e Not applied
British Railways 90091 m/e 10/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25331
To Service During 10/1944
Withdrawal Sat 24/06/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 8 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1944
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
50B   Hull Dairycoates w/e 24/08/1963
50D   Goole w/e 30/11/1963
     Withdrawn on 24/06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
ALLOC 50B Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 07/09/1963
ALLOC 50D Goole 4w/e 07/12/1963
WDN   on 24/06/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 General The following Austerity Engines taken into N.E. Area stock on 28/12/46 and now classified O7:- Allocated: Newport: 70800/24/37/47/72, 77276/90, 77357, 77506, 78520/34/70, 78633/56/62/74/87/90, 78718, 79285. Heaton: 70815, 77146, 77298, 78577, 78646/53. Springhead: 70804, 77002, 77110, 77211/54, 77474, 78540. York: 77316, 77486, 78680/91/6/8/9, 79185, 79240/88 SLS/194704

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 78570
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25331
   
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3091    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63091 but not taken up    
10/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90091    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
24/08/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (50B)    
30/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Goole (50D)    
24/06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90091    
12/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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