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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7071 m/e 07/1943
War Dept. 77071 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90540 m/e 01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2290
Works Number 4887
To Service During 07/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sun 04/07/1965
Service Life 22 yrs , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966 at Cox and Danks (Wadsley Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1943
36C   Frodingham 5w/e 24/03/1951
36C   Frodingham m/e 31/03/1951
     Withdrawn w/e 04/07/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN MAR March on 09/09/1947
ALLOC 36C Frodingham m/e 31/03/1951
ALLOC 36C Frodingham on 12/07/1953
WDN   w/e 04/07/1965

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7071
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4887
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77071    
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90540    
24/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
31/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
04/07/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90540    
04/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cox and Danks: Wadsley Bridge    

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