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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7423 m/e 01/1944
War Dept. 77423 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3038 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63038 w/e 31/07/1948
British Railways 90038 m/e 07/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25293
To Service During 01/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sun 01/08/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 7 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1965 at Arnott Young (Parkgate)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1944
38A   Colwick 4w/e 19/09/1953
     Withdrawn w/e 01/08/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK ABD Aberdeen Ferryhill w/e 09/03/1946
ALLOC STM St Margarets on 27/01/1947
LOAN 38A Colwick 4w/e 03/10/1953
LOAN 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 15/09/1956
WDN   w/e 01/08/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 General The following 2-8-0 Austerity engines were taken in to Scottish Area stock as from 28/12/46 and are now, Class O7:- Allocated: Eastfield: 77223, 77498, 77501. St. Margaret's: 70841, 78527/8, 78625/63/64, 78708/11, 79177. Thornton: 70816/30, 77033, 77360/7, 78655/68, 78702/13. Dundee: 70852, 77277, 77505, 78654, 79251. Ferryhill (Aberdeen): 77423/35/87, 78608/41. SLS/194704
30/06/1950 Cowlairs Works Engines into shops: 1131, 1752, 3115, 4596, 4846, 4933, 5922, 5927, 7473, 8442, 8460, 8463, 8468, 8474, 8475, 8479, 9171, 61146, 61180, 61879, 61911, 62478, 62496, 62688, 63038, 63151, 64539, 64566, 64573, 64607, 64626, 64632, 64821, 64925, 64964, 67617, 68957, 69214, 69565, 77375, 77456, 90496. SLS/195008

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7423
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25293
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77423    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3038    
31/07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63038    
07/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90038    
19/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
01/08/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90038    
11/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Parkgate    

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