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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 78578 m/e 10/1944
British Railways 90378 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25339
To Service During 10/1944
Withdrawal 4w/e Sat 09/09/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 11 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1967 at Hughes Bolckows (North Blyth)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1944
YK   York (North) w/e 17/09/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates m/e 12/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/12/1949
53C   Hull Springhead on 21/05/1950
53C   Hull Springhead 4w/e 30/06/1950
53A   Hull Dairycoates w/e 24/09/1950
53A   Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 21/10/1950
53C   Hull Springhead 5w/e 19/01/1957
53A   Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 08/02/1958
53C   Hull Springhead 4w/e 10/05/1958
53A   Hull Dairycoates w/e 06/12/1958
52G   Sunderland 4w/e 15/07/1967
     Withdrawn 4w/e 09/09/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN HLD Hull Dairycoates on 28/08/1947
ALLOC YK York (North) w/e 17/09/1949
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/12/1949
ALLOC 53C Hull Springhead on 21/05/1950
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates w/e 24/09/1950
ALLOC 53C Hull Springhead 4w/e 29/12/1956
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 25/01/1958
ALLOC 53C Hull Springhead 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates on 01/12/1958
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 4w/e 15/07/1967
WDN   4w/e 09/09/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during March included: Nos. 1173, 1240, 2343, 2703, 3005/44, 3139, 3273, 5028/36, 5091, 5668, 5715, 5821, 8180, 8705, 9107, 9374/75, 9880, 61023, 61434, 61619/43, 62730/52, 63099, 63315/80, 65119, 67709/22 (both light repairs), 69807/65, Class '8' 77499, 78578/85, 79206. To scrap yard: Nos, 3332, 5649/68, 5715, 9374. Locomotives ex Works during March included: Nos. 5629/33 (both fitted small snow ploughs at Gateshead Works), 60816, 61020 (name removed), 61216, 61422, 61618, 61644 (rebuilt 2 cyls.), 61645/47/48, 62700/21/64, 63392, 63411/17/30/65, 65094, 65656, 65800/76, 67244/68, 67344, 67615, 68265, 68409/25/32, 68708/13, 69401, 69773, W.D. 90008 (light repair), 90103, 90235, 90391, 90606. No. 5626 has been sold out of service to the Bolton Colliery, it is understood. Easingwold Rly. 0-6-OT No. 2 has been broken up in the scrap yard here by a private firm. SLS/194905
13/08/1967 Sunderland MPD On Sunday, 13th August, the following were on Sunderland shed: 63395, 63437/58, 65789/95, 65804/11/2/55/79/80/2/92/4, 90112/35, 90321/48/78/82, 90417, 90698, D2110, D3078, D3678, D6824/8/96. SLS/196709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 78578
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25339
   
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90378    
17/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
10/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
21/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
30/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
24/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
21/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
19/01/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
08/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
10/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
06/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
15/07/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
09/09/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90378    
10/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Hughes Bolckows: North Blyth    

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