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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7324 m/e 06/1943
War Dept. 77324 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90236 m/e 10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25194
To Service During 06/1943
Withdrawal 4w/e Sat 09/09/1967
Service Life 24 yrs, 3 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 28/02/1968 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1943
25A   Wakefield w/e 01/09/1951
25A   Wakefield 4w/e 08/09/1951
26A   Newton Heath m/e 16/06/1956
25E   Sowerby Bridge 4w/e 11/08/1956
50A   York (North) 5w/e 14/06/1958
56A   Wakefield w/e 07/11/1959
56F   Low Moor w/e 14/11/1959
56D   Mirfield w/e 16/09/1961
56B   Ardsley w/e 07/07/1962
56A   Wakefield 4w/e 06/11/1965
55E   Normanton 4w/e 15/07/1967
     Withdrawn 4w/e 09/09/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN THJ Thornton Junction on 09/08/1947
LOAN 65F   on 22/05/1949
ALLOC 25A Wakefield w/e 01/09/1951
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 25E Sowerby Bridge 4w/e 14/07/1956
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 56D Mirfield 3w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 5w/e 07/07/1962
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 06/11/1965
ALLOC 55E Normanton 4w/e 15/07/1967
WDN   4w/e 09/09/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/10/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 29/8 to 1/10: These included Nos. 61002/76, 61132, 1278, 61741/55/75, 1776, 61787, 61885, 61924, 62413/34, 2458, 62459, 2472, 62481, 3148, 63194, 64588, 4598, 4710, 4852/70, 4928, 64944, 4950, 5900, 65907, 7466, 67498, 67626/59/61, 68322, 8343, 8451/70/78, 69192, 69201/22, 9224, ex L.M.S. 4786, 44793, 54654, 56038, ex W.D. 77039/63, 77313/24, 90774. The only classes noted ex Cowlairs so far with the crest are 'B.1', 'J.39', 'K.2', 'K.3' and W.D. 2-8-0 and 2-10-0. No former N.B. engines have been noted with the crest, but many are lined in the latest style. SLS/194911

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7324
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25194
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77324    
10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90236    
01/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (25A)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (25A)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
11/08/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Sowerby Bridge (25E)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
14/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (56D)    
07/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (56B)    
06/11/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
15/07/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (55E)    
09/09/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90236    
28/02/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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