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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 79265 m/e 02/1945
British Railways 90705 m/e 11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2313
Works Number 5208
To Service During 02/1945
Withdrawal w/e Thu 23/07/1964
Service Life 19 yrs, 5 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1964 at Arnott Young (Old Kilpatrick)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1945
62A   Thornton Junction 8w/e 22/12/1956
66A   Polmadie 4w/e 16/01/1960
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 16/06/1962
61B   Aberdeen Ferryhill 4w/e 05/10/1963
62A   Thornton Junction 4w/e 28/12/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 23/07/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN DFU Dunfermline Upper on 24/09/1947
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 4w/e 01/12/1956
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 4w/e 09/06/1962
ALLOC 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 5w/e 11/01/1964
WDN   w/e 23/07/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during October: These included Nos. 61219, 61779/81, 61855, 1900, 62432/78, 2484, 3071, 3134/47/75/84, 4565, 64578, 4639, 4711/92, 4816, 64849, 4927, 65929/31, 7484/95, 8332/48, 68456, 69130, 9165, 69199, 9216, 69514, 9562, 77119, 79265. SLS/194912

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1945 To Service To service as WD Number 79265
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5208
   
11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90705    
22/12/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
16/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
16/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
05/10/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    
28/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
23/07/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90705    
10/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Old Kilpatrick    

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