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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8670 m/e 06/1944
War Dept. 78670 m/e 01/1945
LNER (1946) 3152 m/e 03/1947
BR (1st BR) 63152 m/e 30/04/1948
BR 90473 m/e 12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Works Number 5071
To Service During 06/1944
Withdrawal Sun 16/09/1962
Scrapping During 12/1962 at Locomotive Works (Gorton)
Service Life 18 yrs, 3 mths , 16 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
38A Colwick 4w/e 24/10/1953
   Withdrawn 16/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NWE New England 18/12/1945
ALLOC DON Doncaster 13/01/1947
ALLOC MAR March 13/06/1947
ALLOC PDN Old Oak Common 22/03/1948
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 03/10/1953
WDN   16/09/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8670
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5071		    
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78670    
12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90473    
24/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
16/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 90473    
12/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Gorton    

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