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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7052 m/e 05/1943
War Dept. 77052 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90523 m/e 10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2289
Works Number 4868
To Service During 05/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 29/12/1962
Service Life 19 yrs, 7 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1963 at Locomotive Works (Crewe, Cheshire)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1943
68A     w/e 25/03/1950
63A   Perth South on 24/04/1950
91X   To Scottish Region 3w/e 10/06/1950
91X   To Scottish Region 4w/e 17/06/1950
26A   Newton Heath w/e 01/09/1951
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 08/09/1951
     Withdrawn w/e 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 63A   on 19/01/1950
ALLOC 68A   w/e 25/03/1950
ALLOC 63A Perth South on 24/04/1950
ALLOC 91X To Scottish Region 3w/e 10/06/1950
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 01/09/1951
WDN   w/e 29/12/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7052
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4868
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77052    
10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90523    
25/03/1950 Allocation      
24/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Perth South (63A)    
10/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to To Scottish Region (91X)    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to To Scottish Region (91X)    
01/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 90523    
10/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Crewe, Cheshire    

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