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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8702 m/e 08/1944
War Dept. 78702 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3168 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63168 w/e 17/04/1948
British Railways 90489 m/e 02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2300
Works Number 5103
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal Sat 22/04/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 8 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967 at Motherwell Machinery and Scrap (Wishaw)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
65A   Eastfield 4w/e 27/11/1954
65D   Dawsholm 6w/e 30/12/1961
65F   Grangemouth 4w/e 30/11/1963
62C   Dunfermline Upper 4w/e 04/12/1965
     Withdrawn on 22/04/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 65A Eastfield 4w/e 27/11/1954
ALLOC 65D Dawsholm 6w/e 30/12/1961
ALLOC 65F Grangemouth 4w/e 07/12/1963
ALLOC 62C Dunfermline Upper 3w/e 30/10/1965
WDN   on 22/04/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 General The following 2-8-0 Austerity engines were taken in to Scottish Area stock as from 28/12/46 and are now, Class O7:- Allocated: Eastfield: 77223, 77498, 77501. St. Margaret's: 70841, 78527/8, 78625/63/64, 78708/11, 79177. Thornton: 70816/30, 77033, 77360/7, 78655/68, 78702/13. Dundee: 70852, 77277, 77505, 78654, 79251. Ferryhill (Aberdeen): 77423/35/87, 78608/41. SLS/194704

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8702
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5103		    
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78702    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3168    
17/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63168    
02/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90489    
27/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (65A)    
30/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Dawsholm (65D)    
30/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Grangemouth (65F)    
04/12/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Dunfermline Upper (62C)    
22/04/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90489    
09/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Motherwell Machinery and Scrap: Wishaw    

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