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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 458 m/e 09/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9458 m/e 12/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4578 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 64578 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Reid
Class J37
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J3709/1918
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L695
Works Number 21942
To Service During 09/1918
Withdrawal w/e Mon 21/05/1962 off Eastfield (65A)
Service Life 43 yrs, 8 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1962 at Locomotive Works (Inverurie)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1918
EFD   Eastfield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 21/05/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 21/05/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/09/1947 Eastfield MPD Nos. 4852 an 4927 (both BLA) were observed here on 7/9, awaiting shops. Further locos. ex Works that have been noted here during September are: Nos. *1734/*1782, 1855, 2476/89, *2684/*2687, 2702, 4548, 4636, 4840/49, 4916/19/23/28, 5901/8/9/12, 7453/66, 7600, 8122, 8328, 8468/80, 9133, 9214/16 an 9564, whilst those observed on 1/10 were: *1732, 2455/73, 4578, 4865, 4922 an 9160 . *Painted green. On 11/10 'J83' No. 8474 was on shed, being ex Works and painted green. This engine now has a Gresham and Craven type 'P' solid jet ejector and an old (trigger) pattern steam brake valve. 'J37' No. 4546 has L.M.S. type water gauge frames with Dewrance protectors. SLS/194711
31/10/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during October: These included Nos. 61219, 61779/81, 61855, 1900, 62432/78, 2484, 3071, 3134/47/75/84, 4565, 64578, 4639, 4711/92, 4816, 64849, 4927, 65929/31, 7484/95, 8332/48, 68456, 69130, 9165, 69199, 9216, 69514, 9562, 77119, 79265. SLS/194912
12/07/1962 Inverurie Works (Condemned) In Shops: 42832, 55173, 57451, 64533/62, 64613/4/9, 65920. Awaiting Shops: 44016, D6142/4/7. Shopped during four weeks ending 30th June : 64537/47/79, 64606/25, 65297, 65319, D362, D2410, D5314, D6148/54, D8032. Condemned during four weeks ending 30th June: 40614, 55232, 64533/78, 65266/80, 65318/30, 69137. SLS/196208

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1918 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 458
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21942
   
12/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 9458    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4578    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Eastfield (EFD)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 64578    
21/05/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64578 from Eastfield (65A)    
07/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Inverurie    

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