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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7440 m/e 02/1944
War Dept. 77440 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90304 m/e 09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25298
To Service During 02/1944
Withdrawal Mon 07/09/1964
Service Life 20 yrs, 7 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1965 at T W Ward (Killamarsh)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1944
COL   Colchester w/e 08/05/1948
31B   March 4w/e 20/10/1951
36B   Mexborough 4w/e 14/02/1953
34E   New England w/e 11/11/1961
40E   Colwick w/e 23/06/1962
     Withdrawn on 07/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN MAR March on 20/08/1947
ALLOC COL Colchester w/e 08/05/1948
ALLOC 31B March w/e 20/10/1951
ALLOC 36B Mexborough 4w/e 24/01/1953
ALLOC 34E New England 5w/e 09/12/1961
ALLOC 40E Colwick 2w/e 23/06/1962
WDN   on 07/09/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7440
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25298
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77440    
08/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (COL)    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90304    
20/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
14/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
11/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
07/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90304    
01/1965 Scrapped Broken up by T W Ward: Killamarsh    

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