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Clark Railworks Finescale OO Gauge C1006B WD 2-10-0 Austerity, BR Black Late Crest ‘90763’ Era 5 (pre-order)
Our reference: C1006B
Specific Locomotive History
Built for the Ministry of Supply in June 1945 and delivered as number ‘73787’ with works number 25633. The locomotive’s first British Railways allocation was to March shed. While at March, in 1948, the locomotive was renumbered as ‘90763’. On 26th March 1950 ‘90763’ was allocated to 68A Carlisle Kingmoor with a move to 36A Doncaster on the 17th May 1952.
A few reallocations for the engine followed, these being to 65F Grangemouth on 6th September 1952, 68A Carlisle Kingmoor on 1st November 1952, 6F Bidston on 15th August 1959 and finally back to 12A Carlisle Kingmoor on 2nd July 1960. It remained here until withdrawal on 29th December 1962, and was then moved to Darlington locomotive works for scrapping.
History, Info & Updates
We've made a handy blog post for this project which will give you a little bite-size history, info & continuous updates on the project. To view the WD 2-10-0 Austerity page, hover over 'WD Austerity 2-10-0' on the top menu bar and click 'Find out more' - you can then click on the 'WD 2-10-0 Austerity' blog post.
DCC Ready: £295.00
DCC Sound: £395 - £425 TBC (To be Confirmed)
Release Date: Q2 2025
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