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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8713 m/e 09/1944
War Dept. 78713 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3177 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63177 w/e 17/04/1948
British Railways 90498 m/e 06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2300
Works Number 5114
To Service During 09/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sun 27/02/1966
Service Life 21 yrs, 5 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1966 at W George, Station Steel (Wath)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1944
64A   St Margarets 4w/e 04/10/1952
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 19/09/1953
36B   Mexborough 4w/e 19/06/1954
31B   March 4w/e 22/09/1956
30A   Stratford 4w/e 16/02/1957
31B   March 5w/e 15/11/1958
30A   Stratford w/e 20/12/1958
36A   Doncaster w/e 22/10/1960
36C   Frodingham w/e 25/09/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 27/02/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK DFU Dunfermline Upper w/e 16/03/1946
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 04/10/1952
LOAN 36A Doncaster 4w/e 03/10/1953
LOAN 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 36B Mexborough 4w/e 19/06/1954
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 15/09/1956
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 13/10/1956
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 23/02/1957
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 01/11/1958
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 29/10/1960
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 5w/e 09/10/1965
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
09/07/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 6/6 to 9/7: These included Nos. 1221, 61245, 61308, 1726/32, 61772/89, 61936, 2461/81/90, 2689, 62692, 63177, 4541, 64567, 4591, 64625, 4706, 64790, 4864, 64915, 5925/31, 67475/78, 8120, 8338/40, 68499, 8551, 9129/32, 69144, 9157/66/92, 70802, 77442, ex L.M.S. Nos. 45086, 7162, 54651. During June, locomotives were still being turned out lettered 'British Railways' from this Works. SLS/194908
31/07/1950 Cowlairs Works Engines due into Works, July 1950: 61754/71, 1931, 61983, 62208, 62424, 4549/61, 67605/67, 68324, 8450, 69187, 69219, 77230, 90262, 90498. SLS/195010

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8713
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5114
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78713    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3177    
17/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63177    
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90498    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
19/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
19/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
22/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
16/02/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
15/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
20/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
22/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
25/09/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
27/02/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90498    
08/1966 Scrapped Broken up by W George, Station Steel: Wath    

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