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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7452 m/e 12/1943
War Dept. 77452 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90596 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2291
Works Number 4968
To Service During 12/1943
Withdrawal Tue 04/04/1967
Service Life 23 yrs, 4 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967 at Motherwell Machinery and Scrap (Wishaw)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1943
36C   Frodingham 4w/e 25/07/1953
65D   Dawsholm 4w/e 13/04/1957
66A   Polmadie 4w/e 10/05/1958
61B   Aberdeen Ferryhill 5w/e 07/09/1963
62A   Thornton Junction 5w/e 30/04/1966
     Withdrawn on 04/04/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN MEX Mexborough on 17/10/1947
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 36C Frodingham on 12/07/1953
ALLOC 65D Dawsholm 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 66A Polmadie 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 91X To Scottish Region 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 66A Polmadie 4w/e 19/04/1958
ALLOC 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill 5w/e 07/09/1963
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 4w/e 07/05/1966
WDN   on 04/04/1967

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7452
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4968		    
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77452    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90596    
25/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
13/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Dawsholm (65D)    
10/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
07/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    
30/04/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
04/04/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90596    
09/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Motherwell Machinery and Scrap: Wishaw    

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