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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8665 m/e 06/1944
War Dept. 78665 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3149 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63149 w/e 08/05/1948
British Railways 90470 m/e 11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2299
Works Number 5066
To Service During 06/1944
Withdrawal Wed 21/12/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 6 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1944
HLS   Hull Springhead w/e 04/09/1948
53A   Hull Dairycoates w/e 11/02/1950
53C   Hull Springhead on 21/05/1950
53C   Hull Springhead 4w/e 30/06/1950
56A   Wakefield 4w/e 21/09/1957
56E   Sowerby Bridge w/e 07/03/1959
56A   Wakefield w/e 11/01/1964
     Withdrawn on 21/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN CLK Colwick on 08/12/1945
ALLOC MEX Mexborough on 06/04/1947
ALLOC HLS Hull Springhead w/e 04/09/1948
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates w/e 11/02/1950
ALLOC 53C Hull Springhead on 21/05/1950
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 5w/e 11/01/1964
WDN   on 21/12/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/06/1961 Darlington Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D272, D2243, D2700, D3456, D4071-5, D5098, D5157-61, 43085, 60816/23/57/8/97, 60900, 61028, 61206/69, 61303, 63468, 67620/91. 67733, 80100, 90124, 90465/70, 90518. Stripping Shop: 60974, 65868. 67636, 80099. Outside Stripping Shop: 43116, 61464, 63382, 63466. Works Yard: D4070, D5101, 60852/69/99, 60920/75/81, 61238, 63341/58, 63452, 65099, 65753, 65801, 67643/90, 68007/43/80, 92060, 92192. Crossing: D280, D3322, D5106/56. Scrap Yard: 61416/62, 68673 all intact. SLS/196107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8665
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5066		    
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78665    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3149    
08/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63149    
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90470    
11/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
21/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
30/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
21/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
07/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Sowerby Bridge (56E)    
11/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
21/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90470    
03/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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