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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7299 m/e 09/1944
War Dept. 77299 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90362 m/e 06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24970
To Service During 09/1944
Withdrawal Sat 24/06/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 9 mths , 24 dys

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

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1944
25A   Wakefield (Reinstated) (Ex store on ER) w/e 18/06/1949
55E   Normanton 5w/e 20/07/1957
55G   Huddersfield Hillhouse 4w/e 27/03/1965
55E   Normanton 4w/e 28/01/1967
     Withdrawn on 24/06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 25A Wakefield w/e 18/06/1949
ALLOC 55E Normanton 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 55G Huddersfield Hillhouse 4w/e 27/03/1965
ALLOC 55E Normanton 8w/e 25/02/1967
WDN   on 24/06/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/12/1960 Gorton Works (Erecting Shop Yard) Works Sidings: 40588, 43644, 47509, 63643/69, 63813, 64440, 68079, 90238/63/90, 90619. Old Iron Foundry: 62660, Scrap Yard: 42345. Erecting Shop: E26019/38, E27003, 63613/5/71, 63789/92, 63885/90, 64918, 90118/27/31/75, 90275, 90394, 90567/98, 92157. Erecting Shop Yard: E26041, 64379, 90002/36, 90362, 92151. Works Shunter: 43261. SLS/196102
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
09/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7299
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24970
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77299    
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90362    
18/06/1949 Reinstated Reinstated to Wakefield (25A)    
20/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (55E)    
27/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Huddersfield Hillhouse (55G)    
28/01/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (55E)    
24/06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90362    
11/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Parkgate    

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