BR ex-WD Austerity 2-10-0

The British Railways ex-WD Austerity 2-10-0 Class was a class of 25 2-10-0 steam locomotives of the War Department Austerity 2-10-0 type, purchased by British Railways in 1948 from the War Department. They were listed in running stock in 1948, though most were kept in store until 1949 and 1950, and were given the numbers 90750 to 90774. They hauled heavy freight trains and were mostly allocated to Scottish Region depots in the Central Belt, with Motherwell and Grangemouth their principal bases. Two, 90773 and 90774, were named North British after the North British Locomotive Company which built them. They were withdrawn between 1961 and 1962 after about 12 years of service, and none was preserved.