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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 870 m/e 08/1944
War Dept. 70870 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3073 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63073 w/e 19/06/1948
British Railways 90073 m/e 10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25412
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sun 27/02/1966
Service Life 21 yrs, 6 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1966 at W George, Station Steel (Wath)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
ANN   Annesley w/e 14/02/1948
CLK   Colwick w/e 26/06/1948
34E   New England w/e 12/12/1959
36A   Doncaster w/e 13/04/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 27/02/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NWE New England on 17/02/1947
ALLOC ANN Annesley on 30/03/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 29/11/1947
ALLOC ANN Annesley w/e 14/02/1948
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 26/06/1948
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 26/12/1959
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 3w/e 27/04/1963
WDN   w/e 27/02/1966

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 870
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25412
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 70870    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3073    
14/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
19/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63073    
26/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90073    
12/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
13/04/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
27/02/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90073    
08/1966 Scrapped Broken up by W George, Station Steel: Wath    

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