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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8662 m/e 05/1944
War Dept. 78662 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3146 m/e 03/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63146 m/e Not applied
British Railways 90467 m/e 09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2299
Works Number 5063
To Service During 05/1944
Withdrawal w/e Mon 18/11/1963
Service Life 19 yrs, 6 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1964 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1944
NPT   Newport (Teeside) w/e 12/02/1949
53C   Hull Springhead w/e 08/09/1951
53C   Hull Springhead 5w/e 22/09/1951
50B   Neville Hill 5w/e 22/10/1955
50A   York (North) w/e 20/06/1959
     Withdrawn w/e 18/11/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HTN Heaton on 20/04/1947
ALLOC NPT Newport (Teeside) w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 53C Hull Springhead w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 11/07/1959
WDN   w/e 18/11/1963

* 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
08/07/1962 York South MPD Stored in the old south shed are 60887/95/939/82 all ex works, 61039, 61240 and 90467/571/8/663, also four BRCW d.m.us. damaged in a collision in March, viz. uE50543/76/9201/22, all noted 8th July. SLS/196208

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8662
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5063
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78662    
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3146    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63146 but not taken up    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
09/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90467    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
22/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
22/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
18/11/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 90467    
01/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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