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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7342 m/e 08/1943
War Dept. 77342 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90248 m/e 12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25212
To Service During 08/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sun 07/11/1965
Service Life 22 yrs, 3 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1966 at W George, Station Steel (Wath)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1943
STM   St Margarets w/e 04/12/1948
26A   Newton Heath w/e 01/09/1951
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 08/09/1951
26F   Patricroft w/e 15/09/1962
26A   Newton Heath w/e 05/01/1963
9K   Bolton w/e 14/03/1964
8L   Aintree w/e 03/10/1964
36C   Frodingham w/e 17/04/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 07/11/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK NPT Newport (Teeside) on 25/03/1947
ALLOC STM St Margarets w/e 04/12/1948
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 01/09/1951
ALLOC 26F Patricroft 5w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 05/01/1963
ALLOC 9K Bolton 4w/e 04/04/1964
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 3w/e 03/10/1964
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 01/05/1965
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 08/05/1965
WDN   w/e 07/11/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during November: These included Nos. 60501/05, 61002, 1293, 61701/49/86/88, 61857, 61909, 2422, 62426, 62706, 3049, 3126, 4548/90, 4615/16, 4706, 64794, 4842, 4923/41, 5902, 65907, 5909/12/26, 7477, 67608, 8121, 8445, 8503, 8952, 9143/76/88, 69199, 9205, 90004, 73798, 77342/71. SLS/195001

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7342
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25212
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77342    
04/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90248    
01/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
15/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (26F)    
05/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
14/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
03/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (8L)    
17/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
07/11/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90248    
03/1966 Scrapped Broken up by W George, Station Steel: Wath    

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