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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8634 m/e 04/1944
War Dept. 78634 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3131 m/e 03/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63131 m/e Not applied
British Railways 90452 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2299
Works Number 5035
To Service During 04/1944
Withdrawal Mon 21/06/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 2 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1965 at Ellis Metals (Derwenthaugh Road, Swalwell)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1944
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
52H   Tyne Dock w/e 22/06/1963
50B   Hull Dairycoates w/e 21/12/1963
     Withdrawn on 21/06/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK NPT Newport (Teeside) on 23/03/1947
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
ALLOC 52H Tyne Dock 4w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 50B Hull Dairycoates 5w/e 11/01/1964
WDN   on 21/06/1965

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8634
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5035
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78634    
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3131    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63131 but not taken up    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90452    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
21/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (50B)    
21/06/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90452    
10/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Ellis Metals: Derwenthaugh Road, Swalwell    

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