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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7003 m/e 02/1943
War Dept. 77003 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90103 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24974
To Service During 02/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sun 21/11/1965
Service Life 22 yrs, 9 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966 at Garnham, Harris and Elton (Chesterfield)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1943
CLK   Colwick w/e 13/08/1949
     Withdrawn w/e 21/11/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NWE New England on 27/02/1947
ALLOC MEX Mexborough on 23/03/1947
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill on 05/10/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 13/08/1949
ALLOC 38A Colwick on 12/07/1953
WDN   w/e 21/11/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/08/1947 Doncaster Works On 17/8 the following withdrawn locos. (still complete) were in the Works yard: 'D3' 2127/42/47; 'D2' 2171/86/91/96; 'Cl' 2800/12; '03' 3490/92; 'J3' 4155; 'C12' 7396 and Railcars R51909/13; whilst the following: 'D3' 2123, 'D2' 2181 and 'Dl' 2203 were observed stripped. Locos. awaiting Works or scrapping were: 'Bl' 1091, 'D3' 2139, 'D2' 2170/73, 'J3' 4121 and 'J55' 8319. W.D. No. 77003 was noted in the Erecting Shop. SLS/194710
31/03/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during March included: Nos. 1173, 1240, 2343, 2703, 3005/44, 3139, 3273, 5028/36, 5091, 5668, 5715, 5821, 8180, 8705, 9107, 9374/75, 9880, 61023, 61434, 61619/43, 62730/52, 63099, 63315/80, 65119, 67709/22 (both light repairs), 69807/65, Class '8' 77499, 78578/85, 79206. To scrap yard: Nos, 3332, 5649/68, 5715, 9374. Locomotives ex Works during March included: Nos. 5629/33 (both fitted small snow ploughs at Gateshead Works), 60816, 61020 (name removed), 61216, 61422, 61618, 61644 (rebuilt 2 cyls.), 61645/47/48, 62700/21/64, 63392, 63411/17/30/65, 65094, 65656, 65800/76, 67244/68, 67344, 67615, 68265, 68409/25/32, 68708/13, 69401, 69773, W.D. 90008 (light repair), 90103, 90235, 90391, 90606. No. 5626 has been sold out of service to the Bolton Colliery, it is understood. Easingwold Rly. 0-6-OT No. 2 has been broken up in the scrap yard here by a private firm. SLS/194905
18/03/1962 Gorton Works (Outside 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
02/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7003
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24974
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77003    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90103    
13/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
21/11/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90103    
04/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Garnham, Harris and Elton: Chesterfield    

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