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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8630 m/e 03/1944
War Dept. 78630 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3129 m/e 04/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63129 m/e Not applied
British Railways 90450 m/e 11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2299
Works Number 5031
To Service During 03/1944
Withdrawal Sat 24/06/1967
Service Life 23 yrs, 3 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1968 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1944
YK   York (North) w/e 04/09/1948
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 26/03/1949
YK   York (North) w/e 17/09/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates m/e 12/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/12/1949
51A   Darlington 4w/e 20/01/1951
51A   Darlington m/e 31/01/1951
53A   Hull Dairycoates w/e 25/08/1951
53A   Hull Dairycoates 5w/e 22/09/1951
     Withdrawn on 24/06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN CLK Colwick on 08/12/1945
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 26/10/1946
ALLOC YK York (North) w/e 04/09/1948
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 26/03/1949
ALLOC YK York (North) w/e 17/09/1949
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/12/1949
ALLOC 51A Darlington m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates w/e 25/08/1951
WDN   on 24/06/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/11/1961 Darlington Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: D17, D249/51/79, D3317 D4079-81, D5102/49/68-73, 43141, 60859/64/91, 60952, 61020/4, 61129/92, 61218/89, 61382, 63405, 68025, 90067, 90333/44/63, 90445, 92194/5. Works Yard: D245/74, D2246, D3228, 12113, 46450/80, 60856, 60916/23/48, 61008, 61216/20/57, 63342/59, 63419/69, 65099, 65769, 65821/60, 67647, 67762, 68007/50, 69008, 78026, 80069, 90009, 90450, 92183. Stripping Shop: 61415/47. Outside Stripping Shop: 60939, 63435, 65691. Crossing: D272, D351 D3140, D4078, D5096, D5101/67, 60806. Scrap Yard: 61411-4/9/22/3/31/6/60, 65741, 67707/13/7/22/75/94, 68675/92, 68702 intact. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8630
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5031
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78630    
04/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3129    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63129 but not taken up    
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
26/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
17/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90450    
12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
10/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
20/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
25/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
22/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
24/06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90450    
01/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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