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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8683 m/e 07/1944
War Dept. 78683 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90647 m/e 09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2300
Works Number 5084
To Service During 07/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sun 07/03/1965
Service Life 20 yrs, 8 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1965 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1944
IMM   Immingham w/e 12/06/1948
35A   New England 5w/e 24/03/1951
35A   New England m/e 31/03/1951
36C   Frodingham w/e 07/07/1951
36C   Frodingham 4w/e 21/07/1951
     Withdrawn w/e 07/03/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN ANN Annesley on 04/09/1947
ALLOC STV Staveley (G.C.) on 12/10/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 15/11/1947
ALLOC IMM Immingham w/e 12/06/1948
ALLOC 35A New England m/e 31/03/1951
ALLOC 36C Frodingham w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 36C Frodingham on 12/07/1953
WDN   w/e 07/03/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/04/1965 Doncaster Works (Stored) Erecting shop: D1522, D1776, D2039, D2554, D2958, D3159, D3327, D3650, D3689, D4073, D5051/580/607/48, D5809/49/50/61, D6716/48; Outside: D5557/95, D5623, D6733, D8233; Stripping shop: D5588, D5632/52/4/80 also D3444, D5615, D9009 an D4066; New Erecting shop: E3111-3120, D5532, D8228, D9001; Paint shop and area: E3102/8/9/10/21/2, D3701, D5557/95, D5623/84, D6729/33, D6973/4/5, D8233; Stored: 63906, 90042/70/119/647, 92192. SLS/196505
02/05/1965 Doncaster MPD (Shed stored) Shed stored: 63741, 90059/70/120/647. SLS/196506

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8683
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5084
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78683    
12/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90647    
24/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
31/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
07/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
21/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
07/03/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90647    
07/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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