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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8658 m/e 05/1944
War Dept. 78658 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90640 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2299
Works Number 5059
To Service During 05/1944
Withdrawal Tue 09/08/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 3 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1967 at Motherwell Machinery and Scrap (Wishaw)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1944
66A   Polmadie 4w/e 13/04/1957
65D   Dawsholm 4w/e 06/07/1957
66A   Polmadie 4w/e 02/08/1958
65F   Grangemouth 4w/e 11/08/1962
61B   Aberdeen Ferryhill 3w/e 29/09/1962
62A   Thornton Junction 5w/e 30/04/1966
     Withdrawn on 09/08/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 24C Lostock Hall w/e 26/03/1949
LOAN CMERugby   w/e 09/04/1949
EXLOAN 24C Lostock Hall w/e 16/04/1949
ALLOC 66A Polmadie 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 91X To Scottish Region 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 65D Dawsholm 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 66A Polmadie 4w/e 09/08/1958
ALLOC 65F Grangemouth 6w/e 18/08/1962
ALLOC 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill 5w/e 13/10/1962
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 4w/e 07/05/1966
WDN   on 09/08/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/07/1961 Cowlairs Works (Ex-Works ) Stripping Shop: 61342, 65902. Erecting Shop: 11713, 61132/97, 64864, 65903, 72005/9, 73078, 73120/51, 76097, 80124, 90097, GNS49. Works Yard: D2584, 72006. Works Shunters: D3393, 65228. Scrap Road: 40627, 56308, 64523, 64892, 67612. Waiting Works: 61101, 61341, 65915, 90542, 90753.Ex-Works : 90640. SLS/196108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8658
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5059
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78658    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90640    
13/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
06/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Dawsholm (65D)    
02/08/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
11/08/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Grangemouth (65F)    
29/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    
30/04/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
09/08/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90640    
01/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Motherwell Machinery and Scrap: Wishaw    

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