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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7277 m/e 08/1944
War Dept. 77277 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3077 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63077 w/e 03/07/1948
British Railways 90077 m/e 06/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25148
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal Mon 06/05/1963
Service Life 18 yrs, 9 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1963 at Locomotive Works (Inverurie)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
65D   Dawsholm 8w/e 31/08/1957
66A   Polmadie 4w/e 02/08/1958
66E   Carstairs 4w/e 08/04/1961
61B   Aberdeen Ferryhill 4w/e 01/07/1961
     Withdrawn on 06/05/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 65D Dawsholm 4w/e 10/08/1957
ALLOC 66A Polmadie 4w/e 09/08/1958
ALLOC 66E Carstairs 4w/e 08/04/1961
ALLOC 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill 4w/e 01/07/1961
WDN   on 06/05/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 General The following 2-8-0 Austerity engines were taken in to Scottish Area stock as from 28/12/46 and are now, Class O7:- Allocated: Eastfield: 77223, 77498, 77501. St. Margaret's: 70841, 78527/8, 78625/63/64, 78708/11, 79177. Thornton: 70816/30, 77033, 77360/7, 78655/68, 78702/13. Dundee: 70852, 77277, 77505, 78654, 79251. Ferryhill (Aberdeen): 77423/35/87, 78608/41. SLS/194704
12/06/1963 Inverurie Works (Being scrapped) In Works: 42273, 45176, 61076, 61103, D8032. Shopped in four weeks ending 7th June : 64588, D362, D6155, 44960, 65930, 61404. Scrapped in same period: 64581, 65217/57/304, 64822, 65928; 64499, 65237. Being scrapped: 57617/31, 68346, 90077/575. Awaiting scrapping or shopping-64599/600, 64795, 64950/86. 64946 was waiting at Kittybrewster. SLS/196307

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7277
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25148
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77277    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3077    
03/07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63077    
06/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90077    
31/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Dawsholm (65D)    
02/08/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
08/04/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Carstairs (66E)    
01/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    
06/05/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 90077    
07/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Inverurie    

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