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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 8684 m/e 07/1944
War Dept. 78684 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90648 m/e 08/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2300
Works Number 5085
To Service During 07/1944
Withdrawal Thu 30/08/1962
Service Life 18 yrs , 2 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1962 at Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1944
YK   York (North) w/e 29/05/1948
CLK   Colwick w/e 04/09/1948
38E   Woodford Halse 5w/e 24/03/1951
38E   Woodford Halse m/e 31/03/1951
38A   Colwick 4w/e 16/05/1953
40B   Immingham 4w/e 13/09/1958
40E   Colwick w/e 15/08/1959
40B   Immingham w/e 13/08/1960
36C   Frodingham w/e 15/10/1960
     Withdrawn on 30/08/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NEV Neville Hill on 15/10/1947
ALLOC YK York (North) w/e 29/05/1948
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 04/09/1948
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse m/e 31/03/1951
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 16/05/1953
ALLOC 38A Colwick on 12/07/1953
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 06/09/1958
ALLOC 40E Colwick 4w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 03/09/1960
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 29/10/1960
WDN   on 30/08/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 8684
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5085
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 78684    
29/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
08/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 90648    
24/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
31/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
16/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
13/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
15/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
13/08/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
15/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
30/08/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 90648    
09/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Gorton    

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