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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8703 m/e 08/1944
War Dept. 78703 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3169 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63169 w/e 24/04/1948
British Railways 90490 m/e 05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2300
Works Number 5104
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal Tue 18/02/1964
Service Life 19 yrs, 6 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1964 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
NWE   New England w/e 18/09/1948
36C   Frodingham w/e 07/07/1951
36C   Frodingham 4w/e 21/07/1951
34E   New England w/e 11/11/1961
40B   Immingham w/e 29/09/1962
     Withdrawn on 18/02/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NWE New England on 24/12/1945
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 18/09/1948
ALLOC 36C Frodingham w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 34E New England 5w/e 09/12/1961
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 06/10/1962
WDN   on 18/02/1964

* 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 8703
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5104
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78703    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3169    
24/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63169    
18/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
05/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90490    
07/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
21/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
11/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
29/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
18/02/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90490    
04/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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