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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 79285 m/e 03/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3196 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63196 w/e 18/09/1948
British Railways 90517 m/e 10/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2313
Works Number 5228
To Service During 03/1945
Withdrawal Sun 15/05/1966
Service Life 21 yrs, 2 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1945
50A   York (North) 5w/e 24/07/1954
51B   Newport (Teeside) 3w/e 16/06/1956
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
50A   York (North) w/e 01/12/1962
     Withdrawn on 15/05/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NPT Newport (Teeside) on 03/12/1945
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 14/08/1954
ALLOC 51B Newport (Teeside) 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
ALLOC 50A York (North) 3w/e 24/11/1962
WDN   on 15/05/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 General The following Austerity Engines taken into N.E. Area stock on 28/12/46 and now classified O7:- Allocated: Newport: 70800/24/37/47/72, 77276/90, 77357, 77506, 78520/34/70, 78633/56/62/74/87/90, 78718, 79285. Heaton: 70815, 77146, 77298, 78577, 78646/53. Springhead: 70804, 77002, 77110, 77211/54, 77474, 78540. York: 77316, 77486, 78680/91/6/8/9, 79185, 79240/88 SLS/194704

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1945 To Service To service as WD Number 79285
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5228
   
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3196    
18/09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63196    
10/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90517    
24/07/1954 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (51B)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
01/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
15/05/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90517    
08/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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