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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 867 m/e 08/1944
War Dept. 70867 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90339 m/e 09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24937
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal Sat 01/07/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 11 mths , 0 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
51C   West Hartlepool 4w/e 08/10/1966
     Withdrawn on 01/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 25A Wakefield w/e 03/09/1949
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 08/10/1966
WDN   on 01/07/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1948 Stratford Works The following withdrawn locomotives (all marked 'Darlington') were in the fields behind the new Works: Nos. 5383, 7120/37, 7511/12; with the exception of No. 7137, the rest had gone on 3/4, presumably to Darlington. Nos. 5399, 5410/18, 7130/32 an 8213 (all withdrawn) which were formerly in the fields are now dumped on the road next to the stripping shop. Nos. 7131/35 were being cut up in the Paint Shop. The following W.D. 2-8-0's were newly painted and had been through shops recently:-Nos. 70867/874, 78580, 78605/675, 79205/233. By the type of lettering some appeared to have been dealt with in Belgium. Nos. 1530, 1639, 1766, 4773 an 9652 had been newly painted, prefixed 'E' and lettered 'British Railways,' while those noted renumbered (60000 added) were:-Nos. 1574, 7202, 9639 an 9659. SLS/194805
13/08/1967 West Hartlepool MPD The following were on West Hartlepool on 13th August: 43015, 62026/41/2/4, 63344/87/94/7, 63407/31/5, 90061/74/6/116/210/30/54/309/39/47/60/434/59/78/92, 90627/77/95, D2068/77/8, D2153, D2205, D3137/9, D3672, D5152/65, D6756/63/6/9. SLS/196709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 867
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24937
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 70867    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90339    
08/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
01/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90339    
10/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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