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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8672 m/e 06/1944
War Dept. 78672 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90643 m/e 06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2300
Works Number 5073
To Service During 06/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 08/02/1964
Service Life 19 yrs, 8 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1964 at J Routledge (Bootle)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1944
25A   Wakefield (Reinstated) (Ex store on ER) w/e 18/06/1949
27B   Aintree 4w/e 25/09/1954
     Withdrawn w/e 08/02/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 25A Wakefield w/e 18/06/1949
ALLOC 27B Aintree 4w/e 04/09/1954
WDN   w/e 08/02/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8672
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5073
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78672    
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90643    
18/06/1949 Reinstated Reinstated to Wakefield (25A)    
25/09/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (27B)    
08/02/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90643    
08/1964 Scrapped Broken up by J Routledge: Bootle    

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