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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 847 m/e 06/1944
War Dept. 70847 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3067 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63067 on 21/05/1948 (on release from Scotswood)
British Railways 90067 m/e 07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24920
To Service During 06/1944
Withdrawal Mon 05/10/1964 (Card says 15/10/64, on shed)
Withdrawal Notes Card says 15/10/64, on shed
Service Life 20 yrs, 4 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1965 at T J Thomson and Son Ltd. (Stockton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1944
NPT   Newport (Teeside) (on loan) (Ex War Department) on 12/12/1945
HTN   Heaton on 13/04/1947
SKN   Stockton on 06/02/1949
51C   West Hartlepool on 14/08/1955
     Withdrawn on 05/10/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NPT Newport (Teeside) on 12/12/1945
ALLOC HTN Heaton on 13/04/1947
ALLOC SKN Stockton w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 10/09/1955
WDN   on 05/10/1964

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

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Scotswood 16/04/1948 21/05/1948 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 13/07/1949 29/07/1949 17 days Non Classified Gas lighting fitted
 
Darlington Works 17/01/1950 04/02/1950 19 days Accident repairs Accident damage
 
Darlington Works 26/02/1951 21/03/1951 24 days General General withdrawn
 
Darlington Works 04/06/1952 27/06/1953 389 days General    
Darlington Works 02/01/1956 01/02/1956 31 days General    
Gateshead Works 18/09/1956 16/11/1956 60 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 29/07/1958 28/08/1958 31 days Light Intermediate    
Darlington Works 05/10/1961 17/11/1961 44 days General    

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
11/11/1961 Darlington Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D17, D249/51/79, D3317 D4079-81, D5102/49/68-73, 43141, 60859/64/91, 60952, 61020/4, 61129/92, 61218/89, 61382, 63405, 68025, 90067, 90333/44/63, 90445, 92194/5. Works Yard: D245/74, D2246, D3228, 12113, 46450/80, 60856, 60916/23/48, 61008, 61216/20/57, 63342/59, 63419/69, 65099, 65769, 65821/60, 67647, 67762, 68007/50, 69008, 78026, 80069, 90009, 90450, 92183. Stripping Shop: 61415/47. Outside Stripping Shop: 60939, 63435, 65691. Crossing: D272, D351 D3140, D4078, D5096, D5101/67, 60806. Scrap Yard: 61411-4/9/22/3/31/6/60, 65741, 67707/13/7/22/75/94, 68675/92, 68702 intact. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 847
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24920
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 70847    
12/12/1945 Allocation Loaned to Newport (Teeside) (NPT) (Ex War Department)    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3067    
13/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
16/04/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Scotswood (General) - Arr: 16/04/1948. Dep: 21/05/1948.    
21/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63067    
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90067    
13/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 13/07/1949. Dep: 29/07/1949.
Work undertaken:
Gas lighting fitted
   
17/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Accident repairs) - Arr: 17/01/1950. Dep: 04/02/1950.
Work undertaken:
Accident damage
   
26/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/02/1951. Dep: 21/03/1951.
Work undertaken:
General withdrawn
   
04/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/06/1952. Dep: 27/06/1953.    
14/08/1955 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
02/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/01/1956. Dep: 01/02/1956.    
18/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/09/1956. Dep: 16/11/1956.    
29/07/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 29/07/1958. Dep: 28/08/1958.    
05/10/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1961. Dep: 17/11/1961.    
05/10/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90067    
01/1965 Scrapped Broken up by T J Thomson and Son Ltd.: Stockton    

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