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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7422 m/e 01/1944
War Dept. 77422 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3037 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63037 w/e 15/05/1948
British Railways 90037 m/e 10/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25292
To Service During 01/1944
Withdrawal Sun 17/04/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 3 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1944
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 24/10/1953
38A   Colwick 4w/e 18/02/1956
40B   Immingham w/e 01/01/1966
36A   Doncaster w/e 12/02/1966
     Withdrawn on 17/04/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK MAR March on 18/01/1947
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 25/02/1956
ALLOC 40B Immingham 3w/e 01/01/1966
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 2w/e 12/02/1966
WDN   on 17/04/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' Nos. 9000-9015 are to be renumbered 67701-67716. No. 67717 (9016) is the first to come out under this number, while No. 9015 was altered to 67716. The paint dates of Nos. 9009-9012 are March, and Nos. 9013-9015 and 67717-67718 are April. The Works' Nos. are 2028-2036/48 respectively. The next order for North Road will be a batch of 'A.1' 'Pacifics.' The rumour of further 'B.1's' came about owing to Stooperdale building a batch of spare boilers for this class. Locomotives for shops or scrap during the period April 4th-May 2nd included:-Nos. 1440, E1461, 2391, 2747, 3037, 3170, 3286, 3315, 5069, 5625, 5768/88, 7306, 7649/88, 9837/52, 9917/33, 77414, 79198. The following locomotives have arrived for cutting-up:-ex G.E. Nos. 5380/83, 5400, 7120/37, 8212, ex MET Nos. 7511/12 and ex M.G.N. No. 8485. Locomotives ex shops during the same period included Nos. 5778, 9856, 60510, 60825, 61011/60/71, 61420, 62388, 63125/40, 65624/50, 65825/47/51, 67263, 67301, 67632/84, 67718, 68248/90, 68724, 69786, 69875, 69910. The following locomotives have been painted or repainted green: Nos. 61011/60/71 an 67684. No. 60510 came off Works without nameplates, but returned and has at last had these fitted-Robert the Bruce. SLS/194806

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7422
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25292
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77422    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3037    
15/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63037    
10/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90037    
24/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
18/02/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
01/01/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
12/02/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
17/04/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90037    
08/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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