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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 872 m/e 08/1944
War Dept. 70872 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3074 m/e 03/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63074 w/e 24/04/1948
British Railways 90074 m/e 09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24940
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal 4w/e Sat 09/09/1967
Service Life 23 yrs, 1 mth , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1967 at Arnott Young (Dinsdale)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
52H   Tyne Dock w/e 08/12/1962
56A   Wakefield w/e 21/12/1963
52G   Sunderland 4w/e 05/11/1966
51C   West Hartlepool 4w/e 25/03/1967
     Withdrawn 4w/e 09/09/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NPT Newport (Teeside) on 11/12/1945
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
ALLOC 52H Tyne Dock w/e 08/12/1962
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 5w/e 11/01/1964
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 4w/e 05/11/1966
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 25/03/1967
WDN   4w/e 09/09/1967

* 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
09/07/1961 Darlington Works (Stooperdale) Erecting Shop: D242, D2243/6/8, D2700, D3456, D4073-6, D5160-4, 60803/80/99, 61322, 61457, 63354, 63401/65, 65825, 77012, 78022, 80075, 90061, 90405/26, 92197. Stripping Shop: 61437. Stripping Shop Yard: 60882, 60935/71, 63367, 63417/66, 65760, 77011. Works Yard: D239/78/80, D5158, 43051, 43126/33/4/41, 46480, 60802/55, 60903/63, 63441, 65099, 65761/90, 65820/84, 67643/58, 67760, 68040/7/50, 90089, 92175. Crossing: D13, D4072, D5159. Stooperdale: 90074. Scrap Yard, (i) Complete Locos: 61432/45, 67665, 67707/19/32/8/40, DEPT54. Scrap Yard, (ii) Parts of Locos: 61455, 68080, 68316, 69105, 69921. SLS/196108
13/08/1967 West Hartlepool MPD The following were on West Hartlepool on 13th August: 43015, 62026/41/2/4, 63344/87/94/7, 63407/31/5, 90061/74/6/116/210/30/54/309/39/47/60/434/59/78/92, 90627/77/95, D2068/77/8, D2153, D2205, D3137/9, D3672, D5152/65, D6756/63/6/9. SLS/196709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 872
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24940
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 70872    
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3074    
24/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63074    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90074    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
08/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
21/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
05/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
25/03/1967 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
09/09/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90074    
11/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Dinsdale    

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