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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7445 m/e 02/1944
War Dept. 77445 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90309 m/e 11/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25303
To Service During 02/1944
Withdrawal Sat 01/07/1967
Service Life 23 yrs, 5 mths , 0 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1944
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 12/02/1949
YK   York (North) w/e 17/09/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/12/1949
TDK   Tyne Dock on 29/01/1950
50A   York (North) 5w/e 20/07/1957
55E   Normanton 4w/e 21/09/1957
51A   Darlington w/e 17/06/1961
66A   Polmadie 4w/e 16/03/1963
51A   Darlington w/e 29/06/1963
51C   West Hartlepool 4w/e 26/03/1966
     Withdrawn on 01/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN IMM Immingham on 28/02/1947
ALLOC TDK Tyne Dock on 05/10/1947
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC YK York (North) w/e 17/09/1949
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/12/1949
ALLOC TDK Tyne Dock on 29/01/1950
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 55E Normanton 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 51A Darlington 5w/e 08/07/1961
ALLOC 66A Polmadie 3w/e 02/03/1963
LOAN 66A Polmadie 4w/e 06/03/1963
EXLOAN 51A Darlington 4w/e 06/07/1963
EXLOAN 91NE   5w/e 13/07/1963
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 26/03/1966
WDN   on 01/07/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
15/10/1951 Locomotives in the 9xxxx Series Renumbering Most of these engines have now received their 9xxxx numbers, the known exceptions in mid-October being Eastern Region: 90063/96, 90153, 90215/32, 90410. London Midland Region: 90102/5/9/10/13/23/35/73/83/94, 90205/71/95, 90314/26/27/43/52/66, 90413, 90576, 90621/87. North-Eastern Region: 90100, 90309, 90518, 90627/88. Scottish Region: 90293, 90616 (2-8-0), 90760/64/65/70 (2-10-0). Western Region: 90167/76/79, 90238/61/68/84, 90312/15/55/56, 90563/65/73, 90686. Possibly a few of these have been done but not recorded; information concerning such would be welcomed. SLS/195111
13/08/1967 West Hartlepool MPD The following were on West Hartlepool on 13th August: 43015, 62026/41/2/4, 63344/87/94/7, 63407/31/5, 90061/74/6/116/210/30/54/309/39/47/60/434/59/78/92, 90627/77/95, D2068/77/8, D2153, D2205, D3137/9, D3672, D5152/65, D6756/63/6/9. SLS/196709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 7445
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25303
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77445    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
17/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
10/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
29/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)    
11/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 90309    
20/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
21/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (55E)    
17/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
16/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
29/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
26/03/1966 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
01/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90309    
10/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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