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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8707 m/e 08/1944
War Dept. 78707 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3171 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63171 m/e Not applied
British Railways 90492 m/e 11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2300
Works Number 5108
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal Sun 17/10/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 2 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
38B   Annesley 4w/e 20/01/1951
38B   Annesley m/e 31/01/1951
40B   Immingham w/e 08/09/1951
40B   Immingham 5w/e 22/09/1951
40E   Langwith Junction 5w/e 23/04/1955
40E   Colwick w/e 07/05/1960
     Withdrawn on 17/10/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN CLK Colwick on 04/12/1945
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 26/10/1946
ALLOC 38B Annesley m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 40B Immingham w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 40E Langwith Junction 4w/e 26/03/1955
ALLOC 40E Colwick 4w/e 14/05/1960
WDN   on 17/10/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
13/08/1967 West Hartlepool MPD The following were on West Hartlepool on 13th August: 43015, 62026/41/2/4, 63344/87/94/7, 63407/31/5, 90061/74/6/116/210/30/54/309/39/47/60/434/59/78/92, 90627/77/95, D2068/77/8, D2153, D2205, D3137/9, D3672, D5152/65, D6756/63/6/9. SLS/196709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8707
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5108
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78707    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3171    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63171 but not taken up    
11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90492    
20/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (38B)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (38B)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
22/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
23/04/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
07/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
17/10/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90492    
02/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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