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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7300 m/e 03/1943
War Dept. 77300 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3003 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63003 w/e 30/10/1948
British Railways 90003 m/e 12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 24990
To Service During 03/1943
Withdrawal Thu 25/06/1964
Service Life 21 yrs, 3 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1964 at T W Ward (Beighton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1943
40B   Immingham 4w/e 24/10/1953
36E   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) w/e 22/07/1961
36A   Doncaster w/e 02/12/1961
41J   Langwith Junction w/e 09/03/1963
     Withdrawn on 25/06/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) 4w/e 05/08/1961
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 5w/e 09/12/1961
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 5w/e 06/04/1963
WDN   on 25/06/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/01/1947 Shakespeare Cliff There were 22 'Austerity' 2-8-0's on the sidings west of Shakespeare Cliff Tunnel on 3/1/47. and these included 77078, 77085, 77095, 77162, 77222, 77292, 77300, 77364, 77371, 77390, 77395, 78588, NS4320, NS4342, NS4364, NS4400, and six more, whose numbers could not be read. SLS/194702

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7300
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24990
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77300    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3003    
30/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63003    
12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90003    
24/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
22/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
02/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
09/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
25/06/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90003    
08/1964 Scrapped Broken up by T W Ward: Beighton    

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