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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7181 m/e 07/1943
War Dept. 77181 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90165 m/e 05/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25052
To Service During 07/1943
Withdrawal Sat 25/04/1964
Service Life 20 yrs, 9 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1965 at W.E.Smiths (Ecclesfield)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1943
ANN   Annesley w/e 30/10/1948
CLK   Colwick w/e 04/12/1948
NWE   New England w/e 18/06/1949
36C   Frodingham w/e 29/09/1962
41F   Mexborough w/e 26/01/1963
36A   Doncaster w/e 28/09/1963
     Withdrawn on 25/04/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN ANN Annesley on 10/09/1947
ALLOC STV Staveley (G.C.) on 12/10/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 15/11/1947
ALLOC ANN Annesley w/e 30/10/1948
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 04/12/1948
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 18/06/1949
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 41F Mexborough 3w/e 02/02/1963
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 6w/e 05/10/1963
WDN   on 25/04/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/07/1947 Brighton Works New 'West Country' Pacifics under construction were 21C164-170. This completes the order. These latter ones have a V-shaped cab-front. Locos. being repaired:-2021, 2039, 2345, 2567, 21C118, 77030, 77037, 77074, 77094, 77098, 77178, 77181, and 77444. The repair of the 'Austerity' locos. is top priority hence the recent lag in 'West Country' construction. L.B. and S.C.R. No. 82 Boxhill (ex 380.S) and 377.S are both in L.B. and S.C.R. livery. 19 'Austerity' 2-8-0's were observed stored in sidings between Dover and Folkstone (16/7). Only Nos. available were 77029, 77393, and 70825. SLS/194709
03/05/1964 Doncaster Works (Stored) Near Erecting Shop: E3101-4 bodies. Works Yard: D1562 damaged, 68925, DEP100, D5513, D5593, D5815, D5816, D6734, D6737, D6757, D8234. Inside Erecting Shop: 12103, D1695, D2212, D2216, D2572, D3631, D4061, D5052, D5526, D5575, D5582, D5601, D5688, D5693, D5814, D5820, D5831, D5838, D6720, D6744, D8211, D8239, D8400, D9015. Side of Stripping Shop: D3446. Side of Erecting Shop: 63601. Waiting Cutting Up: 90263. Stripping Shop: D1508, D3484, D5564, D5603, D9008. Outside Weigh Shop: D380 ex works, D2013 ex works, D1509, D4031, D5573, D5631. Inside Paint Shop: LNER 4771, E1217, D2563, D6898. Waiting Works: 61104, 63594, 63645, 63836, 90717. Ex Works: D5528. Stored: 61080, 90111, 90165, 90583, 92169, 92170, 92175. SLS/196406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7181
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25052
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77181    
30/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
04/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
18/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
05/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 90165    
29/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
26/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
28/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
25/04/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90165    
01/1965 Scrapped Broken up by W.E.Smiths: Ecclesfield    

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