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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7028 m/e 04/1943
War Dept. 77028 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90125 on 05/10/1950 (At Cowlairs Works)

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24999
To Service During 04/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 17/07/1965
Service Life 22 yrs, 3 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1965 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1943
91W   To Western Region / GWR (on loan) on 25/03/1947
OXY   Oxley on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
66B   Motherwell (on loan) (Temporary loan for seasonal seed potato traffic.) on 26/01/1950
91W   To Western Region / GWR (Handed over at Gloucester) on 02/09/1951
84B   Oxley 4w/e 08/09/1951
84B   Oxley 4w/e 30/09/1951
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) m/e 31/10/1951
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 06/11/1954
8B   Warrington Dallam on 30/08/1962
27B   Aintree w/e 19/01/1963
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 13/07/1963
10D   Lostock Hall w/e 14/09/1963
16E   Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 21/12/1963
10D   Lostock Hall w/e 18/04/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 17/07/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 31/03/1947
LOAN 66B Motherwell on 26/01/1950
ALLOC 84B Oxley 4w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) m/e 31/10/1951
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 06/11/1954
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 08/09/1962
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 5w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 27B Aintree 4w/e 02/02/1963
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 03/08/1963
ALLOC 10D Lostock Hall 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 16E Kirkby in Ashfield 5w/e 11/01/1964
ALLOC 10D Lostock Hall 4w/e 02/05/1964
WDN   w/e 17/07/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during May included: Nos. 1903, 2031, 2808/89, 2924/36/37/54, 3827, 4021/22/32/51/80/89/91/96, 4386, 4938/40/92, 5010/21/23, 5158, 5258, 5317/36/74, 5526/48/59/65, 5914/68, 6001/11/25/29, 6369/89, 6426, 6807/71, 6900/06/27/29, 7007, 7301/15, 77028, 77429 an 78714. New work (May): Nos. 7008 OXF, 7009 LDR (the latter is fitted with smokebox number plate); D.E. 15103/04 PDN; 9667-70. No. 7010 is nearly ready (28/5) and is painted pea green, as also is No. 4089, which is undergoing a general repair. Nos. 6009/26 have been painted royal blue and lined out in grey, yellow and red. Works' pilots during the month were: Nos. 1713, 2730/49/81, 3561 and D.E. 15103/04. Locomotives condemned include: Nos. 3391, 2980 an 2988. SLS/194807
25/06/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D112/3, 41326, 44682, 48549, 49395, 90537, Outside Paint Shop: D109-11, 10203, 45080, 45203, 45426, 46232, 46404, 48553, 48707, 70004. Works Sidings: 41229, 42118, 45104, 45218, 45438, 45516/29, 46155, 48287, 48648/97, 48761, 90163, 90327/81/8, 90685, 92030/77. Erecting Shop: D5016, 42136/58, 42234, 42452/78, 42589, 42651, 44658/85, 44714/28/48, 44857, 44949/87, 45021, 45107/89, 45238/47/8/9/86/96, 45367/70/94, 45410/35/45, 45588, 45641/58/61, 46102/42/7, 46243, 46441, 46502, 48154, 48264, 48375, 48446, 48724/67, 49048, 90125, 90264/66, 90338, 90408, 90528, 90646, 92074. Outside Erecting Shop: D78, D108, 42226, 44888, 44946, 45254, 45615, 46131, 46238, 46484, 92032. New Erecting Shop: D75, D114-26. Scrap Yard: 40050, 40126/55/71, 47571, 47605 all intact. SLS/196108
04/02/1962 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) Paint Shop: Closed indefinitely through £50 damage being wilfully caused to paintwork of D58 by a singularly irresponsible visitor in a party on 28/1/62. Outside Paint Shop: D62/3, 45436, 45660/99, 48555. New Erecting Shop: D4/6/7, D64, D213/7/31/4/88, D317. Erecting Shop: D50-5/65-7, D237, D8044, 42150, 42484, 42550, 42617, 44661/94, 44713, 44839, 44904, 45051/8/76/8, 45144, 45209/50, 45412, 45606/48, 45723, 46106/36/8/69, 46231/6, 46420, 48039, 48366, 48478, 48503, 49277, 70029, 78039, 90190, 90245/57/61/85, 92028/77/81/3, 92111/57. Erecting Shop Yard: 42280, 45208, 45304/5/15, 46257, 52312, 90096, 90665, 92076. Works Sidings: 41239, 42445, 44709/35/70, 44870/3/95, 45093, 45211, 45494, 45522, 45642/5/52/76, 46249/56, 46431, 47334, 47580, 47631, 48325, 48400, 48550, 48624, 48708, 78036, 90125, 92089. Scrap Road: Nil. SLS/196203

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7028
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24999
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77028    
25/03/1947 Allocation Loaned to To Western Region / GWR (91W)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oxley (OXY)    
26/01/1950 Allocation Loaned to Motherwell (66B) (Temporary loan for seasonal seed potato traffic.)    
05/10/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90125    
02/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to To Western Region / GWR (91W) (Handed over at Gloucester)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
30/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
31/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
06/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
30/08/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
19/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (27B)    
13/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
14/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (10D)    
21/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby in Ashfield (16E)    
18/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (10D)    
17/07/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90125    
11/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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