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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8687 m/e 07/1944
War Dept. 78687 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3160 m/e 03/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63160 m/e Not applied
British Railways 90481 m/e 06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2300
Works Number 5088
To Service During 07/1944
Withdrawal Sun 02/10/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 3 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1944
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
56D   Mirfield w/e 10/03/1962
56B   Ardsley w/e 07/07/1962
55E   Normanton 4w/e 06/11/1965
55D   Royston 4w/e 18/06/1966
     Withdrawn on 02/10/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NPT Newport (Teeside) on 02/01/1946
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
ALLOC 56D Mirfield 5w/e 10/03/1962
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 5w/e 07/07/1962
ALLOC 55E Normanton 4w/e 06/11/1965
ALLOC 55D Royston 4w/e 18/06/1966
WDN   on 02/10/1966

* 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8687
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5088		    
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78687    
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3160    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63160 but not taken up    
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90481    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
10/03/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (56D)    
07/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (56B)    
06/11/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (55E)    
18/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (55D)    
02/10/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90481    
12/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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