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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8692 m/e 07/1944
War Dept. 78692 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3163 m/e 04/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63163 w/e 01/05/1948
British Railways 90484 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2300
Works Number 5093
To Service During 07/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sun 13/03/1966
Service Life 21 yrs, 8 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1966 at W George, Station Steel (Wath)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1944
38E   Woodford Halse w/e 09/06/1951
38E   Woodford Halse 5w/e 23/06/1951
31B   March 4w/e 22/09/1956
30A   Stratford w/e 03/12/1960
36A   Doncaster w/e 01/07/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 13/03/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK WFD Woodford Halse on 13/03/1946
ALLOC ANN Annesley on 29/06/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 18/10/1947
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse w/e 09/06/1951
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 13/10/1956
ALLOC 30A Stratford 5w/e 31/12/1960
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 08/07/1961
WDN   w/e 13/03/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/03/1962 Gorton Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: E26011/34, E27005, 63689, 63720/81, 90013/101/30/3/280/300/1/2, 90447/84, 90541/611/65/730, 92014/92/102. Outside Erecting Shop: E26000/26/33/47, 64744, 63612, 63730/62, 63775, 90103. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8692
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5093		    
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78692    
04/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3163    
01/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63163    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90484    
09/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
23/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
22/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
03/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
01/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
13/03/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90484    
05/1966 Scrapped Broken up by W George, Station Steel: Wath    

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