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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 78560 m/e 09/1944
British Railways 90370 m/e 06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25321
To Service During 09/1944
Withdrawal Mon 15/05/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 8 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1944
25A   Wakefield (Reinstated) (Ex store on ER) w/e 18/06/1949
52G   Sunderland 4w/e 03/12/1966
     Withdrawn on 15/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 25A Wakefield w/e 18/06/1949
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 8w/e 31/12/1966
WDN   on 15/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1945 Austerities It is reported that 500 Austerity 2-8-0 locomotives are to be returned from the Continent and put into traffic on the British Railways, and it will be seen from the L.N.E.R notes, that some have arrived already. Those sent to March arrived with their packing in position and did not apear to have been in traffic overseas. It is believed that considerable dumps of these engines exist in this state and it is not impossible that the whole 500 have been surplus in this manner. We understand that the L.N.E.R. will receive 120 of them.
280 locos. of this class have been sold to the Netherlands State Railways. Belgium: Locomotives are allocated as follows: Merelbeke: 70877, 77079, 77178, 77289, 77381/8, 77292, 77468, 78528/77/84, 79222/30(Merelbeke). Ostend: 70864, 77278/8314, 78519/27/60/1/4/89(Ostend). Tournai: 77095, 77285, 77447, 79211(Tournai). Louven: 70823(Louven). Brussells (Midi): 70865(Brussels Midi). Ghent Zee-Haven: 75002/3/82, 75136(Ghent Zee-Haven). Schaerbeck: 71491, 75055(Schaerbeck). Stored at Ostend (6/45): 70865. 77021/31/7/69/82, 77117/51/4/6/75/83/9/91, 77236, 77344, 78527/64/89, 78619, 79238/46/51. The last-mentioned six are N.B. 25325/50/80 and V.F. 5181/9/94, all 1944.
SLS/194602
25/04/1964 Darlington Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: D12, D25, D28, D181, D186, Dep. 84, D2078, D2605, D3140, D3455, D3656, D5106, D5155, D7591 painted, D7593 motors mounted, D7594, D7595 equipment fitted, D7596 body, 60124, 60133, 61016, 61256, 61289, 61388, 62065, 62067, 65882, 73004, 73071, 75056, 90047. Stripping Shop (Inside): 61306, 43033; Stripping Shop (Outside): 60011, 60864. Paint Shop (Inside): D182; Paint Shop (Outside): 75006 painted green. Level Crossing: D30, D3378 ex works, D3675, D7592 painted. Works Yard: D2700, D5166, D7597 body, 60973, 63399, 62057 frame, 65033, 65099, 73142 ex works, 90370 ex works. Works Shunter: 68037. Test House: Empty. North Road Scrap Yard: 63388, 65876. Shed (Waiting Works): 60020, 65880, 69020 Stored, 61304, 61321, 68046, 68051, 68054. SLS/196406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 78560
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25321
   
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90370    
18/06/1949 Reinstated Reinstated to Wakefield (25A)    
03/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
15/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90370    
09/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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