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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8674 m/e 06/1944
War Dept. 78674 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3154 m/e 03/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63154 m/e Not applied
British Railways 90475 m/e 06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2300
Works Number 5075
To Service During 06/1944
Withdrawal Tue 13/08/1963
Service Life 19 yrs, 2 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1963 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1944
51A   Darlington 4w/e 14/05/1955
51B   Newport (Teeside) 5w/e 23/07/1955
50A   York (North) 5w/e 20/07/1957
50D   Goole w/e 18/06/1960
     Withdrawn on 13/08/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NPT Newport (Teeside) on 12/12/1945
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 21/05/1955
ALLOC 51B Newport (Teeside) 4w/e 16/07/1955
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 50D Goole 3w/e 02/07/1960
WDN   on 13/08/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 General The following Austerity Engines taken into N.E. Area stock on 28/12/46 and now classified O7:- Allocated: Newport: 70800/24/37/47/72, 77276/90, 77357, 77506, 78520/34/70, 78633/56/62/74/87/90, 78718, 79285. Heaton: 70815, 77146, 77298, 78577, 78646/53. Springhead: 70804, 77002, 77110, 77211/54, 77474, 78540. York: 77316, 77486, 78680/91/6/8/9, 79185, 79240/88 SLS/194704

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8674
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5075
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78674    
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3154    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63154 but not taken up    
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90475    
14/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
23/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (51B)    
20/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Goole (50D)    
13/08/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 90475    
09/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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