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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7401 m/e 12/1943
War Dept. 77401 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90279 m/e 02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25271
To Service During 12/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sun 27/06/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 6 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1965 at Arnott Young (Parkgate)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1943
NWE   New England w/e 18/09/1948
31B   March 4w/e 14/12/1957
36A   Doncaster w/e 07/10/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 27/06/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN MAR March on 22/06/1947
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 18/09/1948
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 5w/e 07/10/1961
WDN   w/e 27/06/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1949 Vickers Armstrong Works Class '8' W.D. 2-8-0's awaiting repair at Vickers-Armstrong's Works during February were:-Nos. 3085, 63141, 77111/52, 77218, 77378, 77401, 79219; while those ex Works during the same period were:-Nos. 70817, 77001, 77115, 77221, 77310, 78542, 79264, 90685 (ex 79224). SLS/194904

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7401
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25271
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77401    
18/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90279    
14/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
07/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
27/06/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90279    
10/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Parkgate    

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