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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7054 m/e 05/1943
War Dept. 77054 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90525 m/e 11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2289
Works Number 4870
To Service During 05/1943
Withdrawal During 04/1964
Service Life 20 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1965 at Slag Reduction Co. (Ickles)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1943
26A   Newton Heath (Reinstated) (from WR Stock) 2w/e 03/12/1949
26E   Lees (Oldham) 4w/e 14/06/1958
     Withdrawn m/e 04/1964
9D   Newton Heath w/e 18/04/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 26A Newton Heath w/e 26/11/1949
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 4w/e 02/05/1964
WDN   w/e 02/05/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1947 W.D. \"Austerity\" 2-8-0\'s Position as at 31/12/47: By 31/12/47 the 700 W.D. 2-8-0's allocated to the Brtish Railways had all arrived in this country. The L.N.E.R. have their full 478 (i.e. original allocation of 410 plus 68 additional, vice 68 '0.6's' to the L.M.S.), and the Southern have their 50. The G.W.R. have 165 out of their total allocation of 172, the other 7 being at Harwich. The seven at Harwich are:-Nos. 70809, 70814, 70838, 70864, 77054, 78595, 79214. Of the 165 shown as 'on the G.W.R. system,' 89 are in traffic and the other 76 at Kingham and Marston. These 76 are officially classified as 'stabled awaiting heavy repair,' although it is believed that some of them have already been repaired in Belgium. The table below illustrates the final stages of the movement of W.D. 2-8-0's. TABLE REQUIRED HERE: Allocation On System 20/11/47 On System 18/12/47 On System 31/12/47 G.W.R. 172 157 161 165 L.N.E.R. 478 477 478 478 S.R. 50 50 50 50 Harwich 2 5 *7 Total in U.K. 700 686 694 700*For Western Region SLS/194804

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7054
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4870
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77054    
11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90525    
03/12/1949 Reinstated Reinstated to Newton Heath (26A)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Lees (Oldham) (26E)    
04/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90525    
18/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
01/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Slag Reduction Co.: Ickles    

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