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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7050 m/e 05/1943
War Dept. 77050 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90521 m/e 09/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2289
Works Number 4866
To Service During 05/1943
Withdrawal Sun 11/10/1964
Service Life 21 yrs, 5 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1965 at W.E.Smiths (Ecclesfield)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1943
MEX   Mexborough w/e 13/08/1949
41D   Canklow w/e 07/03/1964
41E   Staveley (Barrow Hill) w/e 21/03/1964
     Withdrawn on 11/10/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK CLK Colwick on 21/02/1947
ALLOC BRN Barnsley on 27/04/1947
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill on 05/10/1947
ALLOC MEX Mexborough w/e 13/08/1949
ALLOC 41D Canklow 4w/e 07/03/1964
ALLOC 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) 2w/e 21/03/1964
WDN   on 11/10/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/10/1948 Darlington Works The first new 'A.1,' No. 60130, was on trial W/E 24/9 and No. 60131 during W/E 2/10, both are nameless. Locomotives awaiting Works:-Nos. 517, 2342/71, 3344, 5027/28, 5852/83, 7300/07, 8141, E8723, 9392, 9881, 61638, 63099, 69841 and Electric 26500. Locomotives ex Works:-Nos. 60804, 60980, 62729/75, 63333/91, 65666/92, 65752, 68302/99, 68675, 68744, 69868 and 'Austerity' 77050. No. 9089 was broken up W/E 24/9. SLS/194811
02/12/1948 Darlington Works Further new Class 'A.1' locomotives, Nos. 60134-37, ex North Road bear Works, Nos. 2053-56, in order. Locomotives awaiting Works: Nos. 970, 1642/44/72, 2344/65/90, 2715, E2718, 3292, E3311, E3314, 3399, 3420, 5100, 5856, 7283, 7636/69, 8015, 8275, 8313, 8698, 8745, 9792, 9842/89, 60942, 62737/64, 63290, 67672, 67719/23 (both light repairs), 69784. The following were sent to the scrap yard:-Nos. 3253/92/95, 3323/27, 8090 an 9103.
Locomotives ex Works: Nos. 60507 (unlined black, new chimney), 61019, 61627/38, 62371/91, 62708/47, 63140, 63344/58, 65706/17, 65803/14/32/52/83/89, 67300, 67311 (auto fitted), 67312, 67688, 68014 (altered bunker), 68245/95, 68426, 68678 (vacuum ejector), 68699, 69776, 69841/81/91, 69862 (first 'A.8' to be lined out), 69881/91, 'Austerity' 77050, 77195/99, 77329.
SLS/194901

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7050
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4866
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77050    
13/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
09/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 90521    
07/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Canklow (41D)    
21/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (Barrow Hill) (41E)    
11/10/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90521    
01/1965 Scrapped Broken up by W.E.Smiths: Ecclesfield    

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