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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8637 m/e 04/1944
War Dept. 78637 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90634 m/e 02/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2299
Works Number 5038
To Service During 04/1944
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962
Service Life 18 yrs, 8 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1963 at Arnott Young (Avonmour Ironworks, Bilston)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1944
91E   To Eastern Region (on loan) on 28/07/1947
38A   Colwick w/e 09/06/1951
38A   Colwick 5w/e 23/06/1951
38D   Staveley (G.C.) w/e 10/11/1951
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STV Staveley (G.C.) on 12/10/1947
ALLOC 38A Colwick w/e 09/06/1951
ALLOC 38D Staveley (G.C.) w/e 10/11/1951
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* 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 8637
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5038
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78637    
28/07/1947 Allocation Loaned to To Eastern Region (91E)    
02/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 90634    
09/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
23/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
10/11/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (38D)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 90634    
04/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Avonmour Ironworks, Bilston    

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