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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 79227 m/e 12/1944
British Railways 90688 m/e 10/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2308
Works Number 5170
To Service During 12/1944
Withdrawal Sat 24/06/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 6 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1968 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1944
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 12/02/1949
YK   York (North) w/e 17/09/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/12/1949
53C   Hull Springhead 4w/e 30/06/1950
53A   Hull Dairycoates w/e 06/12/1958
50D   Goole 4w/e 20/05/1967
     Withdrawn on 24/06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN IMM Immingham on 03/03/1947
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 53C Hull Springhead m/e 30/06/1950
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates on 01/12/1958
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 50D Goole 4w/e 20/05/1967
WDN   on 24/06/1967

* 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
19/09/1964 Darlington MPD (Shed) On shed-diesel bays: D5170/2, dead line: 69020, 90444/9; Roundhouse: D3228, D2706/31/2, D2318/36/40, D3229, DEPT87, 68011/37/43/7/50/3/60. Shed: 60024 ex works, 60036/45/808/84/5, 62001, 62002 ex works, 62003/43/4/8/64; 61030, 62368, 68010/4/46,151/4, 90011/4/98, 90361/556 ex works, 90688, 42405/77, 43050/6/7, 43102/29/40 and 63460 awaiting move to Stratford. SLS/196410

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 79227
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5170
   
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)    
30/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
10/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 90688    
06/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
20/05/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Goole (50D)    
24/06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90688    
01/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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