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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 79216 m/e 11/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3188 m/e 03/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63188 w/e 12/06/1948
British Railways 90509 m/e 09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2307
Works Number 5159
To Service During 11/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sun 22/08/1965
Service Life 20 yrs, 9 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1965 at Garnham, Harris and Elton (Chesterfield)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1944
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 14/03/1959
41E   Staveley (Barrow Hill) w/e 12/09/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 22/08/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK WFD Woodford Halse on 12/03/1946
LOAN 2G Woodford Halse on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 2G Woodford Halse on 23/02/1958
TOSTORE   4w/e 24/01/1959
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 28/03/1959
ALLOC 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) 2w/e 12/09/1964
WDN   w/e 22/08/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/01/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D77/8, D83/5, D3921, 42179, 45063/8, 45646/95, 48755, L.N.W.R. 1054 and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D74/5/9, D80/2/4, 44767, 45132, 45201, 45348, 45667, 46457, 48529, 48600, 70032, 90346. Works Sidings: 40161, 44697, 44734/82, 44867, 44936, 45336, 45428, 46235, 46430, 49158/99, 49270, 49432, 70021, 84015, 92092, 92160/7. Erecting Shop: D90-6, 42476, 42580, 44869, 45037/48, 45197, 45219/40/50/77/94, 45302/44, 45411/9, 45506/78/82, 45616/38/54/75/80, 46203/9/47/50/5, 46410/36, 48054, 48120/73, 48255, 48438, 48635/68, 48898, 49281, 70033, 90137/8/57/97, 90203/33/51, 90316, 90509, 92018/33/43, 92134/55/65. Outside Erecting Shop: 42295, 45515/60, 46103/36/7, 48508, 49034, 90297, 92048. New Erecting Shop: D76, D81/6-9, D97-102. Cutting-up Shop: Nil. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 79216
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5159
   
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3188    
12/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63188    
09/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90509    
14/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
12/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (Barrow Hill) (41E)    
22/08/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90509    
10/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Garnham, Harris and Elton: Chesterfield    

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