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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 79185 m/e 09/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3182 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63182 w/e 17/07/1948
British Railways 90503 on 18/11/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2307
Works Number 5128
To Service During 09/1944
Withdrawal Sat 21/01/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 4 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1967 at T W Ward (Killamarsh)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1944
NPT   Newport (Teeside) w/e 12/02/1949
50A   York (North) 5w/e 20/07/1957
56A   Wakefield 4w/e 21/09/1957
53C   Hull Springhead 4w/e 14/12/1957
53A   Hull Dairycoates w/e 06/12/1958
51L   Thornaby w/e 06/02/1960
55C   Farnley Junction w/e 01/12/1962
55D   Royston w/e 14/12/1963
55E   Normanton 4w/e 08/10/1966
     Withdrawn on 21/01/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN YK York (North) on 30/11/1945
ALLOC HTN Heaton on 20/04/1947
ALLOC NPT Newport (Teeside) w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 53C Hull Springhead 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates on 01/12/1958
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 20/02/1960
ALLOC 55C Farnley Junction 3w/e 24/11/1962
ALLOC 55D Royston 5w/e 11/01/1964
ALLOC 55E Normanton 4w/e 08/10/1966
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
25/03/1962 Darlington MPD (Ex-Works) Ex-Works on 51A: D3072, D3874, D5108, 43055, 43101, 60835, 60939, 61019/39, 63388, 65794, 65889/92, 68011, 80116, 90072, 90342, 90503. Waiting works on 51A: 12115, 43070/5, 46494, 60811/44, 61237, 68754, 78015, 92098. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 79185
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5128
   
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3182    
17/07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63182    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
18/11/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90503    
20/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
21/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
14/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
06/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
06/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
01/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Farnley Junction (55C)    
14/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (55D)    
08/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (55E)    
21/01/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90503    
04/1967 Scrapped Broken up by T W Ward: Killamarsh    

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