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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 646 m/e 02/1891
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9646 m/e 04/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5222 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 65222 m/e 04/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
05/1919 SOMME (removed 10/1945)
04/1948 SOMME

Locomotive Specifics
Designer M. Holmes
Class J36
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J3602/1891
J36 (0-6-0)11/1913
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Cowlairs Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 02/1891
Withdrawal Fri 29/11/1963 off Grangemouth (65F)
Service Life 72 yrs, 9 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1964 at Arnott Young (Old Kilpatrick)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1891
     Loaned out of Service to the WD/ROD m/e 10/1917
     Returned from Service with the WD/ROD m/e 05/1919
POL   Polmont on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
65F   Grangemouth 4w/e 11/03/1961
     Withdrawn on 29/11/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 65F Grangemouth 4w/e 11/03/1961
WDN   on 29/11/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1913 Saturated LNER Diagram 81 Boiler Fitted
11/1913 Diagram 81 boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1950 Inverurie Works Locomotives entering Works during March: These included Nos. 62275, 4479/80, 64489, 65222/41/50/94, ex-L.M.S. Nos. 4181, 4257, 15198, 15234, 55263. 16251, 16325, 17357, 17405/33. SLS/195005

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1891 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 646
Built at Cowlairs Works
Diagram (unknown) boiler fitted
   
11/1913 Modification Diagram 81 boiler fitted    
11/1913 Modification Modification: Saturated LNER Diagram 81 Boiler Fitted    
10/1917 Allocation      
05/1919 Allocation      
05/1919 Naming Named 'SOMME'    
04/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 9646    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5222    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Polmont (POL)    
04/1948 Naming Renamed 'SOMME'    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 65222    
11/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Grangemouth (65F)    
29/11/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 65222 from Grangemouth (65F)    
06/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Old Kilpatrick    

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