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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8629 m/e 03/1944
War Dept. 78629 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90632 m/e 05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2299
Works Number 5030
To Service During 03/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 08/05/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 2 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1965 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1944
24A   Accrington w/e 21/05/1949
26C   Bolton w/e 14/07/1951
26C   Bolton 4w/e 17/07/1951
26B   Agecroft w/e 10/11/1951
26B   Agecroft 4w/e 01/12/1951
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 17/10/1964
8L   Aintree w/e 30/01/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 08/05/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 24C Lostock Hall w/e 07/05/1949
ALLOC 24A Accrington w/e 21/05/1949
ALLOC 26C Bolton w/e 14/07/1951
ALLOC 26B Agecroft w/e 10/11/1951
ALLOC 26B Agecroft 4w/e 01/12/1951
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 8L Aintree 3w/e 06/02/1965
WDN   w/e 08/05/1965

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8629
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5030		    
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78629    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90632    
21/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
14/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (26C)    
17/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (26C)    
10/11/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (26B)    
01/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (26B)    
17/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
30/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (8L)    
08/05/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90632    
08/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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