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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7002 m/e 02/1943
War Dept. 77002 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3001 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63001 w/e 17/04/1948
British Railways 90001 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 24973
To Service During 02/1943
Withdrawal Sun 17/04/1966
Service Life 23 yrs, 2 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1943
53A   Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 20/01/1951
53A   Hull Dairycoates m/e 31/01/1951
38B   Annesley 4w/e 21/04/1951
40B   Immingham w/e 08/09/1951
40B   Immingham 5w/e 22/09/1951
38A   Colwick 4w/e 29/12/1951
31B   March 5w/e 24/08/1957
36A   Doncaster w/e 24/09/1960
40E   Colwick w/e 09/10/1965
36A   Doncaster w/e 13/11/1965
     Withdrawn on 17/04/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK HLS Hull Springhead on 27/03/1946
ALLOC HTN Heaton on 13/04/1947
ALLOC TWD Tweedmouth w/e 01/11/1947
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 38B Annesley w/e 21/04/1951
ALLOC 40B Immingham w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 10/08/1957
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 01/10/1960
ALLOC 40E Colwick 5w/e 09/10/1965
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 3w/e 27/11/1965
WDN   on 17/04/1966

* 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
31/05/1949 Darlington Works New Work May: Class 'A.1' Nos. 60148 an 60149. No. 60150 was ex the Paint Shop on 14/6, painted green. Locomotives awaiting Works durine May included: Nos. 812, 61069. 1407/15, 61600/61. 62709, 2726/41/56, 5109, 5675, 5784/87, 67317, 7609/19/20, 67708, 67741 (light repair), 8159, 9377, 69824/34/36, Class '8' 79184 an 90001. To scrap yard: Nos. 2377 (frames only), 3275/77, 3300/05/07/34, 65107, 5114, 5602, 65629 an 5703. Locomotives ex Works during May included: Nos. 60955, 61035. 61100 (unlined), 61199, 61224, 62397, 62745/53, 63351/95, 63440, 65040/47/89/92, 65110, 65653/55/59, 65730, 65848, 67319/31, 68061, 69106/11, Class '8' 90662/74. Nos. 60083/86 an 60127 have been noted here painted in the new blue colours with the crest on the tender. SLS/194907
10/03/1963 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: 60025/44/512, 61157, 63650/978, 90001/79/411/587. Works Yard: 90035/250. Stripping Shop: 61326, 90551. Scrap Yard: 42501/18/25/6/679, 63887, 64690, 90253/70, 69520/3/38/46/75/83. Paint Shop: 65567, LNER 4472, LNER 4771. Ex Works: 61087, Waiting Works: 60118, 61128/236/87/371, 63618/98/961, 42535, 69529/68, 90559/608. Pending sale: 60014. SLS/196304
11/05/1963 Worcester Works (Erecting Shop) 4628, 7010/23/31, 9724 an 4147. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7002
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24973
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77002    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3001    
17/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63001    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90001    
20/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
21/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (38B)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
22/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
24/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
24/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
09/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
13/11/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
17/04/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90001    
08/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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