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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 79194 m/e 10/1944
British Railways 90665 m/e 01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2307
Works Number 5137
To Service During 10/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sun 19/12/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 2 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1944
NWE   New England w/e 21/01/1950
36C   Frodingham w/e 29/09/1962
40E   Colwick w/e 24/07/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 19/12/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN MEX Mexborough on 22/10/1947
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 21/01/1950
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 40E Colwick 4w/e 24/07/1965
WDN   w/e 19/12/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/02/1962 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop Yard) Paint Shop: Closed indefinitely through £50 damage being wilfully caused to paintwork of D58 by a singularly irresponsible visitor in a party on 28/1/62. Outside Paint Shop: D62/3, 45436, 45660/99, 48555. New Erecting Shop: D4/6/7, D64, D213/7/31/4/88, D317. Erecting Shop: D50-5/65-7, D237, D8044, 42150, 42484, 42550, 42617, 44661/94, 44713, 44839, 44904, 45051/8/76/8, 45144, 45209/50, 45412, 45606/48, 45723, 46106/36/8/69, 46231/6, 46420, 48039, 48366, 48478, 48503, 49277, 70029, 78039, 90190, 90245/57/61/85, 92028/77/81/3, 92111/57. Erecting Shop Yard: 42280, 45208, 45304/5/15, 46257, 52312, 90096, 90665, 92076. Works Sidings: 41239, 42445, 44709/35/70, 44870/3/95, 45093, 45211, 45494, 45522, 45642/5/52/76, 46249/56, 46431, 47334, 47580, 47631, 48325, 48400, 48550, 48624, 48708, 78036, 90125, 92089. Scrap Road: Nil. SLS/196203
18/03/1962 Gorton Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: E26011/34, E27005, 63689, 63720/81, 90013/101/30/3/280/300/1/2, 90447/84, 90541/611/65/730, 92014/92/102. Outside Erecting Shop: E26000/26/33/47, 64744, 63612, 63730/62, 63775, 90103. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 79194
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5137
   
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90665    
21/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
29/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
24/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
19/12/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90665    
04/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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