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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 843 m/e 06/1944
War Dept. 70843 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90327 on 10/03/1952 (at Swindon Factory)

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24916
To Service During 06/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 16/01/1965
Service Life 20 yrs, 7 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1965 at Cohens (Morriston)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1944
DID   Didcot on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 09/09/1950
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 30/09/1950
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 31/12/1950
24J   Lancaster Green Ayre 4w/e 12/07/1958
27B   Aintree w/e 10/01/1959
24B   Rose Grove w/e 15/09/1962
9K   Bolton w/e 25/01/1964
8L   Aintree w/e 22/08/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 16/01/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN DID Didcot m/e 31/03/1947
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 09/09/1950
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 13/08/1955
ALLOC 24J Lancaster Green Ayre 4w/e 12/07/1958
ALLOC 27B Aintree 5w/e 31/01/1959
ALLOC 24B Rose Grove 5w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 9K Bolton 3w/e 01/02/1964
ALLOC 8L Aintree 4w/e 05/09/1964
WDN   w/e 16/01/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering works during February included: 2933, 2938, 2979, 2981, 3024, 3029, 3030, 3407, 3449, 3588, 4018, 4052, 4060, 4061, 4083, 4093, 4320, 5042, 5054, 5305, 5341, 5367, 6312, 6320, 6338, 6340, 6374, W.D. 70843, 77196, 77288, 78632, and 79234. Works' pilots during the same period included: 1796, 2044, and 2077. Further 'Panniers' fitted with T.F. boilers are: 3758, 3789, 5760, 7777, 8776 and 9771. 2891 and 3804 have both been fitted with side windows, side sheets and doors between engine and tender sides. SLS/194704
15/10/1951 Locomotives in the 9xxxx Series Renumbering Most of these engines have now received their 9xxxx numbers, the known exceptions in mid-October being Eastern Region: 90063/96, 90153, 90215/32, 90410. London Midland Region: 90102/5/9/10/13/23/35/73/83/94, 90205/71/95, 90314/26/27/43/52/66, 90413, 90576, 90621/87. North-Eastern Region: 90100, 90309, 90518, 90627/88. Scottish Region: 90293, 90616 (2-8-0), 90760/64/65/70 (2-10-0). Western Region: 90167/76/79, 90238/61/68/84, 90312/15/55/56, 90563/65/73, 90686. Possibly a few of these have been done but not recorded; information concerning such would be welcomed. SLS/195111
25/06/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) Paint Shop: D112/3, 41326, 44682, 48549, 49395, 90537, Outside Paint Shop: D109-11, 10203, 45080, 45203, 45426, 46232, 46404, 48553, 48707, 70004. Works Sidings: 41229, 42118, 45104, 45218, 45438, 45516/29, 46155, 48287, 48648/97, 48761, 90163, 90327/81/8, 90685, 92030/77. Erecting Shop: D5016, 42136/58, 42234, 42452/78, 42589, 42651, 44658/85, 44714/28/48, 44857, 44949/87, 45021, 45107/89, 45238/47/8/9/86/96, 45367/70/94, 45410/35/45, 45588, 45641/58/61, 46102/42/7, 46243, 46441, 46502, 48154, 48264, 48375, 48446, 48724/67, 49048, 90125, 90264/66, 90338, 90408, 90528, 90646, 92074. Outside Erecting Shop: D78, D108, 42226, 44888, 44946, 45254, 45615, 46131, 46238, 46484, 92032. New Erecting Shop: D75, D114-26. Scrap Yard: 40050, 40126/55/71, 47571, 47605 all intact. SLS/196108
23/07/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D110-2, 42121, 42235, 42579, 42658/9/77, 44987, 45224, 45415/35, 45588, 49395. Outside Paint Shop: D108/13-5, 45658. Works Sidings: 40580, 42377, 42481, 42507, 42602, 44148/75, 44728/66/79, 44824, 44929/49, 45005, 45247, 45445, 45516/44, 45610/30, 46110/35, 47277, 48154, 49049, 90194, 90323, 90621, 92096. Erecting Shop: D116-21, D269, 41229/68, 42158, 42218, 42562/89, 42610, 44374, 44658/85/6, 44821/71/88, 45045/75, 45104/85/99, 45218/48/54/96, 45333/45/73, 45529/89, 45611/8/9/61/72, 46102/31/55, 46243, 46441, 48287, 48393, 48446, 48697, 48732/61/7, 90264, 90327/81, 90646/58, 92030/2/72/7. Outside Erecting Shop: 42086, 42234, 42652, 44687, 45189, 45410, 46142. New Erecting Shop: D76, D122-8, D331, D5142. Outside New Erecting Shop: D5078. Scrap Yard: 43268, 43962, 47418, 58305 intact, 41529 just cut up. Works Shunters: 12071, 42984, 43957, 47618, 51412/44/6, 52093, 52312, 52441/59. SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 843
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24916
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 70843    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Didcot (DID)    
09/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
10/03/1952 Renumbered Renumbered to 90327    
12/07/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Lancaster Green Ayre (24J)    
10/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (27B)    
15/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (24B)    
25/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
22/08/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (8L)    
16/01/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90327    
05/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Morriston    

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