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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7370 m/e 10/1943
War Dept. 77370 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3024 m/e 02/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63024 4w/e 25/12/1948
British Railways 90024 m/e 07/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25241
To Service During 10/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sun 27/02/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 4 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1943
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 24/10/1953
36B   Mexborough 5w/e 18/06/1955
38A   Colwick 4w/e 18/02/1956
34E   New England w/e 20/02/1960
36C   Frodingham w/e 29/09/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 27/02/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 36B Mexborough 4w/e 21/05/1955
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 25/02/1956
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 20/02/1960
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 06/10/1962
WDN   w/e 27/02/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/03/1963 Goole MPD (Weigh House) Stored at Goole on 10th March-60518. SLS/196304
23/04/1963 Doncaster Works (Weigh House) New Erecting Shop: E3090-5 no bogies, D5583, D5819, D6744. Works, Shunters : 68928/71/6. Awaiting Works: D203, D2010, D2561, D5510/95, D5602/57, D6707, D8240. Stored in Works Yards : 15004, 60014/39/49/54/76/137/500/17/26/39, 61135, 68925, 69523, 90250/3/70. Crimpsall: 60057/117/21/34/52, 62027/50, 90572/3, Dept. 10, D2008/27, D2567, D2957, D3625/45/63, D5045/70, D5523/42/84/5/609/54, D6709/804, D8205, D8401/9, D9008/19. Stripping Shop: 90043/109/33/602, D5655, D5804. Works Yard: 61348 in steam. Weigh House: 90024/569, D5822. Paint Shop: LNER 4771, 62024, 90036, D1517, D3685, D5050/5/94, D6834/5/6, E3083. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7370
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25241
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77370    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3024    
25/12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63024    
07/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90024    
24/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
18/06/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
18/02/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
20/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
29/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
27/02/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90024    
06/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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