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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 857 m/e 07/1944
War Dept. 70857 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90333 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24927
To Service During 07/1944
Withdrawal Mon 25/10/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 3 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1944
24A   Accrington w/e 21/05/1949
25A   Wakefield w/e 20/08/1949
56F   Low Moor 5w/e 15/11/1958
56D   Mirfield w/e 16/09/1961
56A   Wakefield w/e 07/03/1964
     Withdrawn on 25/10/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 24C Lostock Hall w/e 30/04/1949
ALLOC 24A Accrington w/e 21/05/1949
ALLOC 25A Wakefield w/e 20/08/1949
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 01/11/1958
ALLOC 56D Mirfield 3w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 07/03/1964
WDN   on 25/10/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/11/1961 Darlington Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D17, D249/51/79, D3317 D4079-81, D5102/49/68-73, 43141, 60859/64/91, 60952, 61020/4, 61129/92, 61218/89, 61382, 63405, 68025, 90067, 90333/44/63, 90445, 92194/5. Works Yard: D245/74, D2246, D3228, 12113, 46450/80, 60856, 60916/23/48, 61008, 61216/20/57, 63342/59, 63419/69, 65099, 65769, 65821/60, 67647, 67762, 68007/50, 69008, 78026, 80069, 90009, 90450, 92183. Stripping Shop: 61415/47. Outside Stripping Shop: 60939, 63435, 65691. Crossing: D272, D351 D3140, D4078, D5096, D5101/67, 60806. Scrap Yard: 61411-4/9/22/3/31/6/60, 65741, 67707/13/7/22/75/94, 68675/92, 68702 intact. SLS/196201
25/03/1962 Darlington Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: D4094 (Complete), D4158-60 (Engines in), D4161-5 (Frames), D15/30, D248/56, D2265, D3071, D3138, D3943, 46450, 60882/5, 60901/57, 61240/88, 63399, 63420/48/63/71, 65099, 90351, 92144/98, 92201. Stripping Shop: 46476, 60804, 65763. Stripping Shop Yard: 43117, 61013, 61256, 63360, 63443, 67752, 90068/81. Works Yard: D2113, D4091/2, D5174, 43129, 46460/7, 60816/55. 60954, 67609/61, 68024/35/64, 90333, 92097, 92194, Crossing: D2164, D2230, D2589, D3229/43. Test House: D4093, D5175. Scrap Yard: 61411/2/3/5/9/22/43/50/1/60, 64979, 65741/51/69, 67707/39/50/3/75, 68063, 68680/8/9, 68703/29/34 all complete with 60960/77, 61368, 67665/81 partially cut up. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 857
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24927		    
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 70857    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90333    
21/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
20/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (25A)    
15/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (56D)    
07/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
25/10/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90333    
02/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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