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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 508 m/e 03/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5508 m/e 04/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2662 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 62662 m/e 05/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
03/1920 PRINCE OF WALES

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Large/Scottish Director
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 03/1920
Withdrawal Mon 08/08/1960
Service Life 40 yrs, 5 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1920
IMM   Immingham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) on 22/10/1950
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) 4w/e 04/11/1950
9G   Northwich 4w/e 08/10/1955
41A   Sheffield Darnall 5w/e 14/06/1958
     Withdrawn on 08/08/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NINEELMS Nine Elms w/e 21/10/1950
ALLOC NINEELMS Nine Elms on 22/10/1950
LOAN NINEELMS Nine Elms w/e 28/10/1950
ALLOC 9C Macclesfield 4w/e 08/10/1955
LOAN 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 19/05/1956
EXLOAN 9G Northwich 4w/e 19/05/1956
LOAN 41A Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 14/06/1958
WDN   on 08/08/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1949 Long Travel Valves fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/08/1958 DarnallMPD Dll 62662 Prince of Wales is ex-works fully lined out and kept smart in contrast to the other D1 ls (62660/1/4-70) at this shed. All the D11s in the south are now on the GC section; in addition to Sheffield -Nottingham locals (a Staveley one even works to Leicester) they also work locals to Lincoln. SLS/195809

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1920 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 508, name: PRINCE OF WALES
Built at Gorton Works
   
04/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 5508    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2662    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Immingham (IMM)    
05/1949 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62662    
22/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
04/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
08/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (9G)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (41A)    
08/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
08/08/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 62662    

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