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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7089 m/e 08/1943
War Dept. 77089 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90555 m/e 02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2290
Works Number 4905
To Service During 08/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 06/06/1964
Service Life 20 yrs, 10 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964 at Central Wagon Co. (Wigan)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1943
CAR   Carlisle Canal w/e 27/03/1948
24A   Accrington w/e 01/09/1951
24A   Accrington 4w/e 08/09/1951
26D   Bury 4w/e 29/12/1951
26B   Agecroft w/e 22/06/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 06/06/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK STM St Margarets on 15/02/1947
ALLOC CAR Carlisle Canal w/e 27/03/1948
ALLOC 24A Accrington w/e 01/09/1951
ALLOC 26D Bury 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 26B Agecroft 5w/e 06/07/1963
WDN   w/e 06/06/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1950 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during January: These included Nos. 60152, 61072, 61117/18, 61307, 1751, 61764, 1780, 61784, 2474/76/88, 2684/94, 62733, 3058, 3168, 64575, 4586, 64621/28/36, 4786, 64877/80, 4919/40, 65923, 5924, 65932, 7453/80, 68100, 8323/44, 9170, 9214, 9507, 69595, 90505, ex-W.D. 77089, 77231, 73792. SLS/195003
07/05/1961 Crewe Works (Outside Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D100-2, 41254/65/73, 41325, 44872, 90173 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D103/5, 44837/43, 45565, 49395, 90582. Works Sidings: 41222, 42114, 42283, 42569, 43200, 43605, 44731/64, 44906, 45150, 45226/53, 45417, 45507/84, 46130, 46227/45, 46410/43, 47513, 47625, 48262, 48435, 48603, 48895, 49431, 70050, 78021, 90033, 92107. Erecting Shop: D110-6, 41246/64, 42110/54/60/86, 42285, 42557, 42618, 44750/62, 44834/9/91, 44932, 45078, 45142/82, 45238/74, 45300/97, 45441, 45514/21/45, 45613/28/44/64/95, 45701/2/10/36, 46127/50/7/70, 46246/7, 46487, 46501, 48171, 48317/54, 48430/74, 48511, 48672, 49094, 78031/62, 90214/99, 90315, 90530, 90712, 92020/49. Outside Erecting Shop: 42584, 44937, 45014, 45681, 48418/31/44, 90555, 92124. New Erecting Shop: D106-9/17-9. Scrap Road: 40204, 40589, 43515, 43729, 43948, 44072, 44357, 44480, 47626/37, 58221, with 47190 just cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 43957, 44363, 44552, 47592, 51412, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441. SLS/196106

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7089
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4905
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77089    
27/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (CAR)    
02/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90555    
01/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bury (26D)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (26B)    
06/06/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 90555    
12/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Central Wagon Co.: Wigan    

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