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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 79242 m/e 12/1944
British Railways 90696 m/e 02/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2308
Works Number 5185
To Service During 12/1944
Withdrawal Mon 29/07/1963
Service Life 18 yrs, 7 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1944
31B   March w/e 03/11/1951
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 19/01/1952
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 26/01/1952
31B   March 4w/e 01/11/1952
31B   March 4w/e 15/11/1952
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 29/11/1952
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 13/12/1952
31B   March 4w/e 22/09/1956
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 16/03/1957
36C   Frodingham w/e 06/02/1960
     Withdrawn on 29/07/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK MEX Mexborough on 24/03/1947
ALLOC 31B March w/e 03/11/1951
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 26/01/1952
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 29/11/1952
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 13/10/1956
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 23/02/1957
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 20/02/1960
WDN   on 29/07/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/11/1953 Darlington Works North Road have cut up 65022 an 65497 from E.R. also 'Sentinel' 8137 (still L.N.E.R. lettering and numbers). Waiting Works are: 68035/923/68/71, 61017/60/71, 61214/55, 61422, 62773, 63357/72, 63468, 67635/69, 67761/6/7, 69783, 90016/55/162/8/430/4/633/96. 67669 is dual fitted. 69783 has a chimney like the old A6 class carried. SLS/195402

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 79242
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5185
   
02/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 90696    
03/11/1951 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
19/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
13/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
22/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
16/03/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
06/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
29/07/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 90696    
08/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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