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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 78718 m/e 09/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3179 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63179 w/e 03/04/1948
British Railways 90500 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2300
Works Number 5119
To Service During 09/1944
Withdrawal Mon 12/08/1963
Service Life 18 yrs, 11 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1963 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1944
NWE   New England w/e 04/09/1948
50A   York (North) 4w/e 20/06/1953
51B   Newport (Teeside) 3w/e 16/06/1956
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
52H   Tyne Dock w/e 16/03/1963
     Withdrawn on 12/08/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NPT Newport (Teeside) on 28/11/1945
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 04/09/1948
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 51B Newport (Teeside) 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
ALLOC 52H Tyne Dock 4w/e 31/03/1963
WDN   on 12/08/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 General The following Austerity Engines taken into N.E. Area stock on 28/12/46 and now classified O7:- Allocated: Newport: 70800/24/37/47/72, 77276/90, 77357, 77506, 78520/34/70, 78633/56/62/74/87/90, 78718, 79285. Heaton: 70815, 77146, 77298, 78577, 78646/53. Springhead: 70804, 77002, 77110, 77211/54, 77474, 78540. York: 77316, 77486, 78680/91/6/8/9, 79185, 79240/88 SLS/194704

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 78718
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5119
   
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3179    
03/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63179    
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90500    
20/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (51B)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
16/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
12/08/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 90500    
09/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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