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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7322 m/e 06/1943
War Dept. 77322 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3008 m/e 03/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63008 m/e 01/1949
British Railways 90008 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25192
To Service During 06/1943
Withdrawal w/e Mon 10/04/1967
Service Life 23 yrs, 10 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1943
HLS   Hull Springhead w/e 04/09/1948
YK   York (North) w/e 17/09/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates m/e 12/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/12/1949
52D   Tweedmouth 4w/e 23/12/1950
52D   Tweedmouth m/e 31/12/1950
53A   Hull Dairycoates w/e 05/05/1951
53A   Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 19/05/1951
     Withdrawn w/e 10/04/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 26/10/1946
ALLOC HLS Hull Springhead w/e 04/09/1948
ALLOC YK York (North) w/e 17/09/1949
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/12/1949
ALLOC 52D Tweedmouth m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates w/e 05/05/1951
WDN   w/e 10/04/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during March included: Nos. 1173, 1240, 2343, 2703, 3005/44, 3139, 3273, 5028/36, 5091, 5668, 5715, 5821, 8180, 8705, 9107, 9374/75, 9880, 61023, 61434, 61619/43, 62730/52, 63099, 63315/80, 65119, 67709/22 (both light repairs), 69807/65, Class '8' 77499, 78578/85, 79206. To scrap yard: Nos, 3332, 5649/68, 5715, 9374. Locomotives ex Works during March included: Nos. 5629/33 (both fitted small snow ploughs at Gateshead Works), 60816, 61020 (name removed), 61216, 61422, 61618, 61644 (rebuilt 2 cyls.), 61645/47/48, 62700/21/64, 63392, 63411/17/30/65, 65094, 65656, 65800/76, 67244/68, 67344, 67615, 68265, 68409/25/32, 68708/13, 69401, 69773, W.D. 90008 (light repair), 90103, 90235, 90391, 90606. No. 5626 has been sold out of service to the Bolton Colliery, it is understood. Easingwold Rly. 0-6-OT No. 2 has been broken up in the scrap yard here by a private firm. SLS/194905
14/07/1962 Darlington Works (Stripping Shop) Erecting Shop: D15, D238, D347, D2232/42, D2701, D3075, D3237, D5112, D4190-2 undercoats, D4193-5 motors fitted to body shells, 43054, 60876, 60955/7, 61018, 63343, 63409/10/26, 68037, 90322, 90622/51, 92061/2. Stripping Shop: 65786, 90008, 90132. Outside Stripping Shop: 63423, 65757. Crossing: D24, D244/6/83, D2604. Diesel Shunter Test House: D4189 painted. Sidings: 60953/62/81, 61010, 63368, 63456, 65099, 65720, 65807, 67634, 67788, 68014, 69026, 90113, 92034. Scrap Yard: 61077 being cut up, 61063, 61265/98, 61415/9/43/50/1, 65693, 65751, 67666, 67753/95 partially dismantled, 61411-3/60, 65695, 65741, 67601/23/60, 67707/47/50/75, 68052, 68707, 69017/97 intact. SLS/196209

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7322
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25192
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77322    
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3008    
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 63008    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90008    
17/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
10/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
23/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
05/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
10/04/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90008    
06/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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