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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
War Dept.	7392	m/e	11/1943
War Dept.	77392	m/e	01/1945
British Railways	90273	m/e	01/1951

**Locomotive Specifics**
Class	WD/8
Company History	WD
Wheels	2-8-0
Builder	North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number	L943
Works Number	25262
To Service	During 11/1943
Withdrawal	Mon 25/10/1965
Service Life	21 yrs, 11 mths , 24 dys

**Disposal**
Scrapping	During 02/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

**Allocations**
Code	Name		From Date
	(New)	m/e	11/1943
51L	Thornaby	5w/e	14/06/1958
50D	Goole	w/e	24/08/1963
	Withdrawn	on	25/10/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type	Code	Name		From Date
STOCK	HTN	Heaton	on	05/02/1947
ALLOC	NPT	Newport (Teeside)	on	13/04/1947
ALLOC	51L	Thornaby	on	08/06/1958
ALLOC	50D	Goole	4w/e	07/09/1963
WDN			on	25/10/1965

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

**Mentions ...**
Report Date	Title	Report	Source
14/07/1962	Darlington MPD (Ex Works)	Stored: 43070 (51L), 43101 (51L), 65768, 65772, 65773, 69002 (51A), 78015 (51J). Ex Works: 43014 (50A), 43125 (50B), 60834 (62B), 60944 (52B), 60973 (63A), 62004 (51A), 63389 (51L), 68043 (51A), 90011 (51A), 90273 (51L), 90430 (51A), 92098 (52H). Awaiting Works: 42639 (50F), 43134 (66D), 46494 (31A), 60818 (64A), 64706 (52G), 64713, 64730 (51L), 64757 (51L), 64758 (51L), 64821 (51L), 64835 (51F), 64848 (51F), 64982 (51F), 65670, 65761, 65776. Visitors : D12 (55H), 42553 (50A), 60040 (52A).	SLS/196209

**Summary**
Date	Event	Details
11/1943	To Service	To service as WD Number 7392 Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25262
01/1945	Renumbered	Renumbered to 77392
01/1951	Renumbered	Renumbered to 90273
14/06/1958	Allocation	Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)
24/08/1963	Allocation	Reallocated to Goole (50D)
25/10/1965	Withdrawn	Condemned as 90273
02/1966	Scrapped	Broken up by Drapers: Hull

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