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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7297 m/e 09/1944
War Dept. 77297 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90361 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24968
To Service During 09/1944
Withdrawal Mon 24/04/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 7 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1944
OXY   Oxley on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
25A   Wakefield (Reinstated) (Ex store on WR) w/e 18/06/1949
91M   To London Midland Region 4w/e 30/06/1949
56B   Ardsley w/e 18/06/1960
56A   Wakefield 4w/e 11/09/1965
52G   Sunderland 4w/e 31/12/1966
     Withdrawn on 24/04/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 31/03/1947
ALLOC BAN Banbury m/e 31/07/1947
LOAN 25A Wakefield on 14/06/1949
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 3w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 11/09/1965
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 8w/e 31/12/1966
WDN   on 24/04/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/09/1964 Darlington MPD (Shed) On shed-diesel bays: D5170/2, dead line: 69020, 90444/9; Roundhouse: D3228, D2706/31/2, D2318/36/40, D3229, DEPT87, 68011/37/43/7/50/3/60. Shed: 60024 ex works, 60036/45/808/84/5, 62001, 62002 ex works, 62003/43/4/8/64; 61030, 62368, 68010/4/46,151/4, 90011/4/98, 90361/556 ex works, 90688, 42405/77, 43050/6/7, 43102/29/40 and 63460 awaiting move to Stratford. SLS/196410

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7297
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24968
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77297    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oxley (OXY)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90361    
18/06/1949 Reinstated Reinstated to Wakefield (25A)    
30/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to To London Midland Region (91M)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (56B)    
11/09/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
31/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
24/04/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90361    
08/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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