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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8708 m/e 08/1944
War Dept. 78708 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3172 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63172 m/e Not applied
British Railways 90493 m/e 01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2300
Works Number 5109
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sun 27/02/1966
Service Life 21 yrs, 6 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
DFU   Dunfermline Upper w/e 05/11/1949
STM   St Margarets w/e 26/11/1949
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 16/06/1951
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 14/07/1951
65D   Dawsholm 4w/e 01/12/1951
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 21/07/1962
36C   Frodingham w/e 17/04/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 27/02/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DFU Dunfermline Upper w/e 05/11/1949
ALLOC STM St Margarets w/e 26/11/1949
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 4w/e 14/07/1951
ALLOC 65D Dawsholm 4w/e 01/12/1951
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 5w/e 04/08/1962
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 6w/e 18/08/1962
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 01/05/1965
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 08/05/1965
WDN   w/e 27/02/1966

* 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
31/12/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during December: These included Nos. 61061, 1724, 61909/94, 62411/17/29/55, 2462/69, 62472, 2480, 62485/98, 62675, 2691, 63019/63, 3172, 64527, 4568/74/77, 4922, 5908, 8453, 8952, 68958, 9133, 69150, 9193, 69221, 9518/64, 73777, 77016, 79306, 90313. SLS/195002

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8708
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5109
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78708    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3172    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63172 but not taken up    
05/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Dunfermline Upper (DFU)    
26/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90493    
16/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
14/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
01/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Dawsholm (65D)    
21/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
17/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
27/02/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90493    
07/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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