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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8656 m/e 05/1944
War Dept. 78656 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3144 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63144 w/e 26/06/1948
British Railways 90465 m/e 06/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2299
Works Number 5057
To Service During 05/1944
Withdrawal Sat 21/01/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 8 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1967 at T W Ward (Killamarsh)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1944
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
56B   Ardsley w/e 23/06/1962
55E   Normanton 4w/e 06/11/1965
     Withdrawn on 21/01/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NPT Newport (Teeside) on 02/01/1946
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 5w/e 07/07/1962
ALLOC 55E Normanton 4w/e 06/11/1965
WDN   on 21/01/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 General The following Austerity Engines taken into N.E. Area stock on 28/12/46 and now classified O7:- Allocated: Newport: 70800/24/37/47/72, 77276/90, 77357, 77506, 78520/34/70, 78633/56/62/74/87/90, 78718, 79285. Heaton: 70815, 77146, 77298, 78577, 78646/53. Springhead: 70804, 77002, 77110, 77211/54, 77474, 78540. York: 77316, 77486, 78680/91/6/8/9, 79185, 79240/88 SLS/194704
04/06/1961 Darlington Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D272, D2243, D2700, D3456, D4071-5, D5098, D5157-61, 43085, 60816/23/57/8/97, 60900, 61028, 61206/69, 61303, 63468, 67620/91. 67733, 80100, 90124, 90465/70, 90518. Stripping Shop: 60974, 65868. 67636, 80099. Outside Stripping Shop: 43116, 61464, 63382, 63466. Works Yard: D4070, D5101, 60852/69/99, 60920/75/81, 61238, 63341/58, 63452, 65099, 65753, 65801, 67643/90, 68007/43/80, 92060, 92192. Crossing: D280, D3322, D5106/56. Scrap Yard: 61416/62, 68673 all intact. SLS/196107
09/07/1961 Darlington MPD (Ex-Works) Waiting Works: D237, 60814, 61020, 63448, 67731/69, 78015, 90415. Ex-Works: 60872, 60928/42, 61273, 61303, 61448/64, 65801/93, 67636/90, 80099, 80100, 90465, 90710, 92147/92. SLS/196108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8656
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5057
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78656    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3144    
26/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63144    
06/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90465    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (56B)    
06/11/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (55E)    
21/01/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90465    
03/1967 Scrapped Broken up by T W Ward: Killamarsh    

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