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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8696 m/e 08/1944
War Dept. 78696 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3164 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63164 w/e 19/06/1948
British Railways 90485 on 10/11/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2300
Works Number 5097
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal Sun 09/08/1964
Service Life 20 yrs , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1964 at T W Ward (Killamarsh)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
TDK   Tyne Dock w/e 13/11/1948
50F   Malton w/e 11/02/1951
50F   Malton 4w/e 17/02/1951
50A   York (North) w/e 16/06/1951
50A   York (North) 5w/e 23/06/1951
91W   To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 31/08/1951
40B   Immingham w/e 08/09/1951
84C   Banbury 4w/e 31/01/1952
81C   Southall 4w/e 01/11/1952
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 8w/e 20/04/1957
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 18/05/1957
85A   Worcester 4w/e 13/07/1957
87G   Carmarthen 4w/e 22/03/1958
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 28/11/1959
81C   Southall 4w/e 30/01/1960
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 27/02/1960
85E   Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 23/04/1960
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 18/06/1960
84C   Banbury 4w/e 04/11/1961
41F   Mexborough on 02/12/1962
41D   Canklow w/e 07/03/1964
     Withdrawn on 09/08/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN YK York (North) on 07/12/1945
ALLOC HTN Heaton on 20/04/1947
ALLOC TDK Tyne Dock w/e 13/11/1948
ALLOC 50F Malton w/e 11/02/1951
ALLOC 50A York (North) w/e 16/06/1951
LOAN 40B Immingham on 02/09/1951
ALLOC 40B Immingham w/e 08/09/1951
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR w/e 22/09/1951
LOAN 84B Oxley m/e 31/10/1951
LOAN 84C Banbury 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 81C Southall 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 81C Southall 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 18/05/1957
ALLOC 85A Worcester 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 87G Carmarthen 4w/e 22/03/1958
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 81C Southall 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 27/02/1960
ALLOC 85E Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 23/04/1960
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 18/06/1960
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 04/11/1961
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region on 02/12/1962
ALLOC 41F Mexborough 2w/e 15/12/1962
ALLOC 41D Canklow 4w/e 07/03/1964
WDN   on 09/08/1964

* 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
19/04/1958 Carmarthen MPD W.D. 2-8-0's 90167/79/207/485/529 have been allocated to replace the remaining R.O.D's as they are withdrawn. SLS/195805

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8696
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5097
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78696    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3164    
19/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63164    
13/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)    
10/11/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90485    
11/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Malton (50F)    
17/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Malton (50F)    
16/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
23/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
31/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to To Western Region / GWR (91W)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
31/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Southall (81C)    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
18/05/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
13/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (85A)    
22/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Carmarthen (87G)    
28/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
30/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Southall (81C)    
27/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
23/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Barnwood (85E)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
04/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
02/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
07/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Canklow (41D)    
09/08/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90485    
11/1964 Scrapped Broken up by T W Ward: Killamarsh    

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