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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8710 m/e 08/1944
War Dept. 78710 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3174 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63174 w/e 10/04/1948
British Railways 90495 m/e 07/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2300
Works Number 5111
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962
Service Life 18 yrs, 4 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1964 at Central Wagon Co. (Wigan)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
CLK   Colwick w/e 13/11/1948
NWE   New England w/e 04/12/1948
36B   Mexborough w/e 10/11/1951
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NWE New England on 29/11/1945
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 13/11/1948
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 04/12/1948
ALLOC 36B Mexborough w/e 10/11/1951
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* 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 8710
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5111
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78710    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3174    
10/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63174    
13/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
04/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
07/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90495    
10/11/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 90495    
01/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Central Wagon Co.: Wigan    

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