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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 79308 m/e 05/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3199 m/e 03/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63199 m/e Not applied
British Railways 90520 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2313
Works Number 5251
To Service During 05/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 06/02/1965
Service Life 19 yrs, 9 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1965 at T W Ward (Beighton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1945
16A   Toton w/e 21/12/1963
1G   Woodford Halse w/e 18/04/1964
9D   Newton Heath w/e 25/04/1964
8L   Aintree w/e 11/07/1964
9D   Newton Heath w/e 29/08/1964
8L   Aintree w/e 19/09/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 06/02/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK WFD Woodford Halse on 21/03/1946
LOAN 2G Woodford Halse on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 2G Woodford Halse on 23/02/1958
TOSTORE   w/e 14/08/1963
ALLOC 16A Toton 5w/e 11/01/1964
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 8L Aintree 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 4w/e 05/09/1964
ALLOC 8L Aintree 3w/e 03/10/1964
WDN   w/e 06/02/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during February included:-Nos. 1274, 1605/11/18/31/45, 2745/67, 3199, 3411, 5096, 5606/28, 5800, 7262, 8708, 9105, 60816, 60133, (adjustment), 61015 (damaged), 63140, 65057 (damaged in the Crook derailment), 65712, 67705/54, 69827 (NEA), Class '8' W.D. 77320 an 79239.To scrap yard: Nos. 3291/97/99, 3301/08/17/32, 63322 (badly damaged at Old Town Jct., Middlesboro').Locomotives ex Works during February included:-Nos. 60141, 60142 (Darlington 2061/1949-the first 1949 locomotive), 60143, 60509 (light repair), 60923, 60931 (light repair), 61022 (unlined black), 61161 (lined out), 61162 (unlined black), 61181/86, 61237/58, 61400, 61635/41, 61659 (light repair), 61660, 62353/59/78, 62718/32/64, 63341/49, 65098, 65601, 65633 (repaired at Gateshead-buffer beam snow plough fitted), 65712/49, 65827/60, 67255, 67386, 67623, 67714 (light repair), 68010/39, 68160, 68260, 69933, Class '8' W.D. 90252 (ex 77352), 90344 (ex 70877), 90613 (ex 77469). SLS/194904
08/04/1962 Crewe Works (Works Yard) New Erecting Shop: D52 (Complete), D1037-9 (Body shells), D231/94/5, D8015, E3020. New Erecting Shop Yard: D303, 42640. Erecting Shop: D53-5 (Engines in), D56/7, D1035/6 (Body Sides only), D7, D212/3/5/7/26/92, D325, D8005, 41225/39/41, 42102/5/33/5, 42249/96, 42555/6, 42644/86, 44741, 44815, 44911, 45134, 45202/10/24/31/62, 45375, 45557/71/90/1/9, 45632/3/54, 45742, 46111/22/9, 46238, 48452, 48504, 70015/20/51, 92045, 92120. Erecting Shop Yard: D335, D8019, 42586, 45097, 45370, 45434, 46132/45/56, 46222/39/42, 78013. Paint Shop: D50/1/64-7, 45242, 46240, 49395, 90606 and an unidentified electric loco. Paint Shop Yard: D235, 90178. Works Yard: 42256, 42494, 42514, 44778, 44862, 44932/64, 45535, 45671, 46118/48, 48600, 70014, 90167, 90201, 90520, 92022/46/54. Scrap Road: 40024, 40132, 41900, 46204/11/2, 49134 complete with 40180, 45519, 51222 just cut-up. Works Shunters: 43957, 44363/73, 47592, 47618/61, 51412, 52093, 52312, 52441, D3245. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1945 To Service To service as WD Number 79308
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5251
   
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3199    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63199 but not taken up    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90520    
21/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (16A)    
18/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (1G)    
25/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
11/07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (8L)    
29/08/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
19/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (8L)    
06/02/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90520    
08/1965 Scrapped Broken up by T W Ward: Beighton    

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