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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8686 m/e 07/1944
War Dept. 78686 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3159 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63159 w/e 03/04/1948
British Railways 90480 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2300
Works Number 5087
To Service During 07/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sun 01/08/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 1 mth , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1965 at W George, Station Steel (Wath)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1944
30A   Stratford w/e 18/04/1959
34B   Hornsey w/e 09/04/1960
36A   Doncaster w/e 17/06/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 01/08/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN YK York (North) on 24/11/1945
ALLOC MAR March on 27/11/1946
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 18/04/1959
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 16/04/1960
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 08/07/1961
WDN   w/e 01/08/1965

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8686
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5087
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78686    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3159    
03/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63159    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90480    
18/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
09/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
17/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
01/08/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90480    
09/1965 Scrapped Broken up by W George, Station Steel: Wath    

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