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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 79243 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90697 m/e 09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2308
Works Number 5186
To Service During 01/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sun 14/11/1965
Service Life 20 yrs, 10 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966 at Arnott Young (Parkgate)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1945
CLK   Colwick w/e 04/09/1948
38E   Woodford Halse w/e 29/09/1951
38E   Woodford Halse 4w/e 20/10/1951
16A   Toton w/e 21/12/1963
1G   Woodford Halse w/e 18/04/1964
9D   Newton Heath w/e 25/04/1964
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 08/08/1964
41D   Canklow w/e 12/09/1964
41E   Staveley (Barrow Hill) w/e 19/06/1965
41J   Langwith Junction w/e 09/10/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 14/11/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN HLD Hull Dairycoates on 12/08/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 04/09/1948
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse w/e 29/09/1951
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse on 12/07/1953
LOAN 2G Woodford Halse on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 2G Woodford Halse on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 16A Toton 5w/e 11/01/1964
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 08/08/1964
ALLOC 41D Canklow 2w/e 12/09/1964
ALLOC 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) 2w/e 26/06/1965
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 5w/e 09/10/1965
WDN   w/e 14/11/1965

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1945 To Service To service as WD Number 79243
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5186
   
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90697    
29/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
20/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
21/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (16A)    
18/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (1G)    
25/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
08/08/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
12/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Canklow (41D)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (Barrow Hill) (41E)    
09/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
14/11/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90697    
04/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Parkgate    

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