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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7298 m/e 09/1944
War Dept. 77298 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3082 m/e 03/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63082 w/e 10/04/1948
British Railways 90082 on 17/11/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24969
To Service During 09/1944
Withdrawal Sun 24/07/1966
Service Life 21 yrs, 10 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1966 at T J Thomson and Son Ltd. (Stockton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1944
SKN   Stockton w/e 12/02/1949
53C   Hull Springhead 4w/e 14/06/1952
53C   Hull Springhead 5w/e 21/06/1952
50B   Neville Hill 5w/e 22/10/1955
51E   Stockton 4w/e 14/12/1957
51A   Darlington w/e 20/06/1959
66A   Polmadie 4w/e 16/03/1963
51A   Darlington w/e 29/06/1963
51L   Thornaby w/e 25/01/1964
51C   West Hartlepool w/e 23/05/1964
     Withdrawn on 24/07/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN YK York (North) on 24/11/1945
ALLOC SKN Stockton w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 53C Hull Springhead 4w/e 14/06/1952
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 51E Stockton 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 66A Polmadie 3w/e 02/03/1963
LOAN 66A Polmadie 4w/e 06/03/1963
EXLOAN 51A Darlington 4w/e 06/07/1963
EXLOAN 91NE   5w/e 13/07/1963
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 08/02/1964
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 5w/e 13/06/1964
WDN   w/e 24/07/1966

* 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7298
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24969		    
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77298    
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3082    
10/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63082    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
17/11/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90082    
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
21/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
22/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
14/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (51E)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
16/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
29/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
25/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
23/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
24/07/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90082    
10/1966 Scrapped Broken up by T J Thomson and Son Ltd.: Stockton    

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