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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 79310 m/e 05/1945
British Railways 90730 m/e 03/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2313
Works Number 5253
To Service During 05/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sun 03/10/1965
Service Life 20 yrs, 5 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1945
NWE   New England w/e 13/08/1949
36C   Frodingham w/e 29/09/1962
41E   Staveley (Barrow Hill) w/e 11/01/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 03/10/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN YK York (North) on 30/09/1947
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 13/08/1949
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) 9w/e 08/02/1964
WDN   w/e 03/10/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/03/1962 Gorton Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: E26011/34, E27005, 63689, 63720/81, 90013/101/30/3/280/300/1/2, 90447/84, 90541/611/65/730, 92014/92/102. Outside Erecting Shop: E26000/26/33/47, 64744, 63612, 63730/62, 63775, 90103. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1945 To Service To service as WD Number 79310
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5253		    
13/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
03/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90730    
29/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
11/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (Barrow Hill) (41E)    
03/10/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90730    
01/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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