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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7207 m/e 09/1943
War Dept. 77207 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90183 m/e 12/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25078
To Service During 09/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sun 29/08/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 11 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1965 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1943
26F   Patricroft w/e 23/01/1960
26A   Newton Heath w/e 12/01/1963
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 07/12/1963
36C   Frodingham w/e 29/05/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 29/08/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK STM St Margarets on 29/01/1947
LOAN 24B Rose Grove on 20/01/1949
ALLOC 26F Patricroft 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 02/02/1963
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 07/12/1963
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 5w/e 12/06/1965
WDN   w/e 29/08/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7207
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25078
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77207    
12/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 90183    
23/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (26F)    
12/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
07/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
29/05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
29/08/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 90183    
11/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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