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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8700 m/e 08/1944
War Dept. 78700 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90653 m/e 12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2300
Works Number 5101
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal Wed 05/09/1962
Service Life 18 yrs, 1 mth , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1963 at Locomotive Works (Stratford)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
MEX   Mexborough (on loan) (On loan from War Department) on 18/11/1947
31B   March on 27/09/1950
31B   March 4w/e 21/10/1950
36B   Mexborough w/e 11/02/1951
36B   Mexborough 4w/e 17/02/1951
33A   Plaistow 3w/e 14/05/1955
33B   Tilbury w/e 07/11/1959
     Withdrawn on 05/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN MEX Mexborough on 18/11/1947
ALLOC 31B March on 27/09/1950
ALLOC 36B Mexborough w/e 11/02/1951
ALLOC 36B Mexborough on 12/07/1953
ALLOC 33A Plaistow 4w/e 21/05/1955
ALLOC 33B Tilbury 4w/e 28/11/1959
WDN   on 05/09/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8700
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5101
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78700    
18/11/1947 Allocation Loaned to Mexborough (MEX) (On loan from War Department)    
12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90653    
27/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
21/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
11/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
17/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
14/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Plaistow (33A)    
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Tilbury (33B)    
05/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 90653    
03/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Stratford    

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