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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7055 m/e 05/1943
War Dept. 77055 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90526 m/e 11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2289
Works Number 4871
To Service During 05/1943
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962
Service Life 19 yrs, 7 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1964 at Central Wagon Co. (Wigan)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1943
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 12/02/1949
NEV   Neville Hill w/e 16/04/1949
STV   Staveley (G.C.) w/e 13/08/1949
35A   New England 5w/e 16/02/1952
35A   New England 4w/e 23/02/1952
30A   Stratford 4w/e 19/02/1955
33A   Plaistow 4w/e 19/03/1955
33A   Plaistow 3w/e 14/05/1955
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NWE New England on 08/06/1947
ALLOC ANN Annesley on 27/06/1947
ALLOC TDK Tyne Dock on 05/10/1947
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill w/e 16/04/1949
ALLOC STV Staveley (G.C.) w/e 13/08/1949
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 26/02/1955
ALLOC 33A Plaistow 4w/e 26/03/1955
ALLOC 36B Mexborough 4w/e 21/05/1955
WDN   on 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 7055
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4871
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77055    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
16/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
13/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90526    
16/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
19/02/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
19/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Plaistow (33A)    
14/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Plaistow (33A)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 90526    
01/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Central Wagon Co.: Wigan    

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