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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8663 m/e 06/1944
War Dept. 78663 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3147 m/e 04/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63147 m/e Not applied
British Railways 90468 m/e 10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2299
Works Number 5064
To Service During 06/1944
Withdrawal Sat 22/04/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 10 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967 at Motherwell Machinery and Scrap (Wishaw)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1944
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 16/06/1951
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 14/07/1951
66C   Hamilton (West) 4w/e 17/05/1952
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 27/09/1958
62A   Thornton Junction 5w/e 07/09/1963
     Withdrawn on 22/04/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 4w/e 14/07/1951
ALLOC 66C Hamilton (West) 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 4w/e 06/09/1958
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 4w/e 10/08/1963
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 5w/e 07/09/1963
WDN   on 22/04/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 General The following 2-8-0 Austerity engines were taken in to Scottish Area stock as from 28/12/46 and are now, Class O7:- Allocated: Eastfield: 77223, 77498, 77501. St. Margaret's: 70841, 78527/8, 78625/63/64, 78708/11, 79177. Thornton: 70816/30, 77033, 77360/7, 78655/68, 78702/13. Dundee: 70852, 77277, 77505, 78654, 79251. Ferryhill (Aberdeen): 77423/35/87, 78608/41. SLS/194704

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8663
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5064
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78663    
04/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3147    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63147 but not taken up    
10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90468    
16/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
14/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hamilton (West) (66C)    
27/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
07/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
22/04/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90468    
09/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Motherwell Machinery and Scrap: Wishaw    

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