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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7421 m/e 01/1944
War Dept. 77421 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90292 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25291
To Service During 01/1944
Withdrawal Sun 17/10/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 9 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1944
SPM   St Philips Marsh on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
26B   Agecroft m/e 16/06/1956
9G   Gorton w/e 01/06/1963
41J   Langwith Junction w/e 12/09/1964
     Withdrawn on 17/10/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN SPM St Philips Marsh m/e 30/04/1947
ALLOC LA Laira m/e 31/08/1947
LOAN 25A Wakefield on 23/09/1949
ALLOC 26B Agecroft w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 01/06/1963
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 2w/e 12/09/1964
WDN   on 17/10/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/03/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shops) Paint Shop: D90/5, 41247/50/5/7/9/64/82, 45228, 45658, 48686, 48733, L.N.W.R. 1054, and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D86/9/91-3, 44768, 48470. 48693, 49395, 84012. Works Sidings: 42584, 42678, 44665, 44868, 45101/90/8, 45205/64, 45391, 45500/4, 45612, 46101/64, 47271, 47672, 48101/22, 48437, 48628/57, 48734, 49149/73, 49335, 78030/4/64, 90313/43, 92009, 92159. Erecting Shops: D94/100-7, 41203/26, 42086, 42557/67, 42657/86, 44664/91, 44738/73, 44802/22/40, 44917, 45062/95, 45106/13/6/48/85, 45217/38/41/57, 45302/14/39/72/92, 45425/46, 45514, 45629/45/98, 45702/8, 46139/44, 46231, 47008, 48345, 48502, 48659, 49122, 49431, 70042, 71000, 90064, 90110, 90207/92, 90399, 90544/79/84, 92046/69. Outside Erecting Shops: 45000/15, 45533, 46421, 48895, 49328, 49448, 92135. New Erecting Shop: D96-9/108/9. Outside New Erecting Shop: D110. Scrap Road: 40001, 42397, 42438, 43194, 43333, 43562, 49243, with 45511 just cut-up. Leaving Works: 45341, 45613, 48705, 92087. Works Shunters: 12020, 44373/4, 47592, 47618, 51412/46, 52312, 52441/64. SLS/196104

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7421
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25291		    
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77421    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Philips Marsh (SPM)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90292    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (26B)    
01/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
12/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
17/10/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90292    
01/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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