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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7103 m/e 09/1943
War Dept. 77103 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90566 m/e 01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2290
Works Number 4919
To Service During 09/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 11/07/1964
Service Life 20 yrs, 10 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1964 at Central Wagon Co. (Wigan)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1943
6B   Mold Junction w/e 20/10/1951
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 11/11/1961
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 15/09/1962
8G   Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) w/e 19/01/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 11/07/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN HIT Hither Green m/e 30/06/1947
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction w/e 20/10/1951
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 02/12/1961
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 5w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 8G Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) 4w/e 02/02/1963
WDN   w/e 11/07/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/04/1947 Ashford Works During the period (1/3/47 to 3/4/47) the following locos. entered the works: 1064, 1113, 1266, 1273, 1311, 1405, 1477, 1486, 1540, 1589, 1599, 1614, 1633, 1671, 1721, 1737, 1753, 1777, 2168, 2390, 2486, 2519, 2536, 2364, W.D. 70811, 70853, 77103 and 78705. SLS/194705
30/04/1947 Ashford Works Locos. entering works during April included: 1036, 1086, 1256, 1267, 1276, 1400, 1490, 1503, 1512, 1587, 1902, 1908, 2374, 2402, 2435, 2448, 2457, 2460, 2473, 2573, 2580, 2589, 21C123, 21C125, 21C130, 21C132, W.D. 77296 and 78666. W.D. 70853 and 77103 have been turned out painted black with standard S.R. numerals on buffer, cab sides and back of tender. SLS/194706
28/02/1951 Southern Region WD\'s There seem to be 32 8F/2-8-0/WD on the Southern Region: 90127 an 77150 (73C), 90164 (73B), 90213 (73C), 90194 an 90216/26/34 (73B), 90247 (75A), 90254 (73H), 90257/67 (70B), 90317/60 (75B), 90389, 78597 (73C), 90408/533/552 (73B), 77090 (73C), 90558 (73B), 90562 (70B), 77101 (73B), 90566 (73C), 90570/604 (70B), 90641 (75B), 90669/71/78/702/18 (73C). The numbers are given in order of their B.R. numbers. Of the remainder, the Scottish Region has 89, the North-Eastern 122, the L.M.R. 197 and the Eastern Region 263; though occasional transfers still take place between the Regions. The Scottish Region also has the 2-10-0 engines (series 90750-90774) except one which is allotted to the C.M.E. at Rugby. SLS/195104

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7103
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4919
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77103    
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90566    
20/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
11/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
15/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
19/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) (8G)    
11/07/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90566    
11/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Central Wagon Co.: Wigan    

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