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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8633 m/e 04/1944
War Dept. 78633 m/e 01/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3130 m/e 03/1947
British Railways (1st BR) 63130 w/e 24/04/1948
British Railways 90451 m/e 05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2299
Works Number 5034
To Service During 04/1944
Withdrawal Fri 23/12/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 8 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1944
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
50D   Goole w/e 31/08/1963
     Withdrawn on 23/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NPT Newport (Teeside) on 12/12/1945
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
ALLOC 50D Goole 4w/e 07/09/1963
WDN   on 23/12/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 General The following Austerity Engines taken into N.E. Area stock on 28/12/46 and now classified O7:- Allocated: Newport: 70800/24/37/47/72, 77276/90, 77357, 77506, 78520/34/70, 78633/56/62/74/87/90, 78718, 79285. Heaton: 70815, 77146, 77298, 78577, 78646/53. Springhead: 70804, 77002, 77110, 77211/54, 77474, 78540. York: 77316, 77486, 78680/91/6/8/9, 79185, 79240/88 SLS/194704
09/09/1963 Thornaby MPD (in store) The steam allocation here is now in store viz. 60859/946, 65859/84, 67635/40, 68023/39, 76024, 77001/11/4, 90072/81/406/46/51/593. From 9th September (when West Aukland closed) seven type 3 d/es now work all former West Aukland duties. SLS/196310

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8633
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5034
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78633    
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3130    
24/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63130    
05/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90451    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
31/08/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Goole (50D)    
23/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90451    
03/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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