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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7276 m/e 08/1944
War Dept. 77276 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3076 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63076 w/e 24/07/1948
British Railways 90076 m/e 07/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25147
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal 4w/e Sat 09/09/1967
Service Life 23 yrs, 1 mth , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1967 at Arnott Young (Dinsdale)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
YK   York (North) w/e 12/02/1949
DAR   Darlington w/e 19/02/1949
51B   Newport (Teeside) m/e 30/06/1950
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
56A   Wakefield w/e 28/03/1959
55E   Normanton 4w/e 15/07/1967
51C   West Hartlepool 4w/e 12/08/1967
     Withdrawn 4w/e 09/09/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NPT Newport (Teeside) on 28/11/1945
ALLOC HTN Heaton on 13/04/1947
ALLOC YK York (North) w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC DAR Darlington w/e 19/02/1949
ALLOC 51B Newport (Teeside) m/e 30/06/1950
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 18/04/1959
ALLOC 55E Normanton 4w/e 15/07/1967
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 12/08/1967
WDN   4w/e 09/09/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 General The following Austerity Engines taken into N.E. Area stock on 28/12/46 and now classified O7:- Allocated: Newport: 70800/24/37/47/72, 77276/90, 77357, 77506, 78520/34/70, 78633/56/62/74/87/90, 78718, 79285. Heaton: 70815, 77146, 77298, 78577, 78646/53. Springhead: 70804, 77002, 77110, 77211/54, 77474, 78540. York: 77316, 77486, 78680/91/6/8/9, 79185, 79240/88 SLS/194704
13/08/1967 West Hartlepool MPD The following were on West Hartlepool on 13th August: 43015, 62026/41/2/4, 63344/87/94/7, 63407/31/5, 90061/74/6/116/210/30/54/309/39/47/60/434/59/78/92, 90627/77/95, D2068/77/8, D2153, D2205, D3137/9, D3672, D5152/65, D6756/63/6/9. SLS/196709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7276
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25147
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77276    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3076    
24/07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63076    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
19/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
30/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (51B)    
07/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90076    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
28/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
15/07/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (55E)    
12/08/1967 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
09/09/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90076    
11/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Dinsdale    

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