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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7290 m/e 08/1944
War Dept. 77290 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3081 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63081 w/e 03/04/1948
British Railways 90081 m/e 01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24961
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal Sat 24/06/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 10 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
50D   Goole w/e 31/08/1963
     Withdrawn on 24/06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NPT Newport (Teeside) on 03/12/1945
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
ALLOC 50D Goole 4w/e 07/09/1963
WDN   on 24/06/1967

* 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
25/03/1962 Darlington Works (Stripping Shop Yard) Erecting Shop: D4094 (Complete), D4158-60 (Engines in), D4161-5 (Frames), D15/30, D248/56, D2265, D3071, D3138, D3943, 46450, 60882/5, 60901/57, 61240/88, 63399, 63420/48/63/71, 65099, 90351, 92144/98, 92201. Stripping Shop: 46476, 60804, 65763. Stripping Shop Yard: 43117, 61013, 61256, 63360, 63443, 67752, 90068/81. Works Yard: D2113, D4091/2, D5174, 43129, 46460/7, 60816/55. 60954, 67609/61, 68024/35/64, 90333, 92097, 92194, Crossing: D2164, D2230, D2589, D3229/43. Test House: D4093, D5175. Scrap Yard: 61411/2/3/5/9/22/43/50/1/60, 64979, 65741/51/69, 67707/39/50/3/75, 68063, 68680/8/9, 68703/29/34 all complete with 60960/77, 61368, 67665/81 partially cut up. SLS/196205
09/09/1963 Thornaby MPD (in store) The steam allocation here is now in store viz. 60859/946, 65859/84, 67635/40, 68023/39, 76024, 77001/11/4, 90072/81/406/46/51/593. From 9th September (when West Aukland closed) seven type 3 d/es now work all former West Aukland duties. SLS/196310
11/12/1966 Crewe Works (Paint shop) Erecting shop-44672, 45092, 70013/4, 90243/81/300, 92009/203/220, 60007/10, D319, D339, D1111, D1585, D1607/15/21/2/3/9, D1701/28/39/67/77/8/85/8/93, D8005, E3014/6/22/3/6/34/5/45, E26038/52, E27003/6, E5015/6. Paint shop area-44665/889, 90081/362, E3001/15/36, D239, D375, D1107/8/10, D1523, D1662, D1954, D5709. Diesel shop-D214/24, D364/81. D1509/15/21/4/35, D1600/56, D1700, D1842, D1901/49/81, D5718. Electric shop-E26029/50, E3171, D1618. Test area-D1109, D1691, D1864, D5717. Traverser area-D322, D251, D1722/89, D1860, D1942, E3002/29, D5715, 60026, 71000, 90664. Old cutting up shop-D5704. Side of Works-70017, 45138, 90345/406, E3089, D5710. SLS/196701

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7290
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24961
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77290    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3081    
03/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63081    
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90081    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
31/08/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Goole (50D)    
24/06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90081    
12/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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