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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 79288 m/e 03/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3197 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63197 w/e 01/05/1948
British Railways 90518 m/e 10/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2313
Works Number 5231
To Service During 03/1945
Withdrawal Wed 16/02/1966
Service Life 20 yrs, 11 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1966 at T J Thomson and Son Ltd. (Stockton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1945
NEV   Neville Hill w/e 13/11/1948
YK   York (North) w/e 13/08/1949
50D   Starbeck 3w/e 12/11/1955
50A   York (North) w/e 19/09/1959
     Withdrawn on 16/02/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN YK York (North) on 30/11/1945
ALLOC HTN Heaton on 20/04/1947
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill w/e 13/11/1948
ALLOC YK York (North) w/e 13/08/1949
ALLOC 50D Starbeck 4w/e 03/12/1955
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 03/10/1959
WDN   on 16/02/1966

* 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
30/04/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during April included: Nos. 1422/53, 2053, 2230/33, 2414, 2805/10/25, 2915/30/34/35, 3421, 3610, 3709, 3824/48/58, 4017/19/50/89/92/99, 4248/57, 4500/24/50/74/75, 4706, 4906/09/37/63/64, 5037,91/95, 5314, 5900/06124/30/41/60/64/81, 6009/21/26, 6119/24/34/51/62/68, 6313/56/72/98, 6806/63, 6918, 7003, 7321, W.D. 77000, 78607, 79283/288. W.D. No. 77060/145/280/335, 78624 an 79244 have had their tenders removed and were taken to the stock shed on 25/3, where they are now stored. Works' pilots have been: Nos. 198, 1713/53, 2781 an 15102 PDN. New Work 30/4: 15102 PDN (being run in as Works' pilot); 6990; 9662 NPT, 9663 TN, 9664 NPT, 9665, 9666 NEA; 7008 being nearly complete. Engines condemned during April included: Nos. 302 an 3408 SLS/194806
15/10/1951 Locomotives in the 9xxxx Series Renumbering Most of these engines have now received their 9xxxx numbers, the known exceptions in mid-October being Eastern Region: 90063/96, 90153, 90215/32, 90410. London Midland Region: 90102/5/9/10/13/23/35/73/83/94, 90205/71/95, 90314/26/27/43/52/66, 90413, 90576, 90621/87. North-Eastern Region: 90100, 90309, 90518, 90627/88. Scottish Region: 90293, 90616 (2-8-0), 90760/64/65/70 (2-10-0). Western Region: 90167/76/79, 90238/61/68/84, 90312/15/55/56, 90563/65/73, 90686. Possibly a few of these have been done but not recorded; information concerning such would be welcomed. SLS/195111
04/06/1961 Darlington Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D272, D2243, D2700, D3456, D4071-5, D5098, D5157-61, 43085, 60816/23/57/8/97, 60900, 61028, 61206/69, 61303, 63468, 67620/91. 67733, 80100, 90124, 90465/70, 90518. Stripping Shop: 60974, 65868. 67636, 80099. Outside Stripping Shop: 43116, 61464, 63382, 63466. Works Yard: D4070, D5101, 60852/69/99, 60920/75/81, 61238, 63341/58, 63452, 65099, 65753, 65801, 67643/90, 68007/43/80, 92060, 92192. Crossing: D280, D3322, D5106/56. Scrap Yard: 61416/62, 68673 all intact. SLS/196107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1945 To Service To service as WD Number 79288
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5231
   
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3197    
01/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63197    
13/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
13/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
10/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 90518    
12/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (50D)    
19/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
16/02/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90518    
05/1966 Scrapped Broken up by T J Thomson and Son Ltd.: Stockton    

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