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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 473 m/e 11/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9473 m/e 08/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4599 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 64599 m/e 03/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Reid
Class J37
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J3711/1919
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L716
Works Number 22271
To Service During 11/1919
Withdrawal Sat 02/10/1965 off Dunfermline Upper (62C)
Service Life 45 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1966 at Shipbreaking Industries (Faslane)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1919
STM   St Margarets on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
62C   Dunfermline Upper 4w/e 25/04/1964
     Withdrawn on 02/10/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 62C Dunfermline Upper 5w/e 11/04/1964
WDN   on 02/10/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 Cowlairs Works The following locos. have recently been fitted with new Cowlairs boilers: Nos. 4499 (1932 of 4/44), 4589 (1885 of 11/41), 4594 (1934 of 5/44), 4599 (1929 of 4/44), 4609 (1951 of 12/44), 5221 (1920 of 12/43), 6329 (1926 of 1/44). All the foregoing are fitted with Pop safety valves and L.N.E.R. type fire doors. No. 4549 (1953 of 4/45) is fitted with a L.N.E. firedoor, and No. 7479 (1990 01/11/46) with a N.B. type firedoor. Nos. 5221, 5329 and 7479 have only one steam pipe in the smokebox, instead of the usual two. No. 4477 has been fitted with a Mark II. graduated brake, whist Nos. 5247 and 5339 have the Mark III. pattern. No. 4795 was fitted with American type injectors in July, 1946. SLS/194702
28/02/1950 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during February: These included Nos. 61002/64, 61350, 61742/43/57/58, 1760, 61792, 61851, 61996/98, 62215, 2431/89, 62719, 4556, 64589, 4597/99, 64613, 4922, 5903, 65926, 67455, 67605, 8956, 69139, 69203/08, 69500/96, ex-W.D. 73789. 90755/66. SLS/195004
02/11/1963 Inverurie Works (In Shops) Shopped: 42737, 45475, D6149, D8030. Cut Up: 60819/27, 60937, 64627, 65253, 65341. Four weeks ending 30th November, 1963. Shopped: 42909, 44955, 65918, D6147/57. Cut Up: 57269, 57336, 57634, 60840/94, 64950, 64629. Four weeks ending 28th December, 1963. Shopped: 42919, 44703, D3930, D6140/42/45/52/54/55/56. Cut Up: 60898, 60972, 64557, 64600, 65900, 90019. Total for 1963: Steam-33 Shopped, 31 other repairs; Diesel-31 Shopped, 15 other repairs; Cut Up 86. Two weeks ending 10th January, 1964. Shopped: 61132, D6150. Cut Up: 60161, 64619. In Shops on 10th January: 44722, 64558/99, D368, D3935, D6139/51/53. Awaiting scrapping: 60089, 60159, 64579. SLS/196402
12/06/1963 Inverurie Works (Awaiting scrapping or shopping) In Works: 42273, 45176, 61076, 61103, D8032. Shopped in four weeks ending 7th June : 64588, D362, D6155, 44960, 65930, 61404. Scrapped in same period: 64581, 65217/57/304, 64822, 65928; 64499, 65237. Being scrapped: 57617/31, 68346, 90077/575. Awaiting scrapping or shopping-64599/600, 64795, 64950/86. 64946 was waiting at Kittybrewster. SLS/196307
18/01/1964 Bedford MPD (Shopped) Since the change over from steam to diesel in August, 1963, this depot has had no regular allocation but from 18th January the official allocation (previously O/L) is D4135/6 an D5379/80/1/2/3. SLS/196403
07/03/1964 Inverurie Works (Shopped) Shopped: 44722, 61147, 64558/99, 65931, D3548, D6139/53. Scrapped: 60089/98, 60159/62, 60804/38, 64603, 64579, 90058. In shops: 45011, 44880, 45194, 65915, D5328. Being Cut Up: 61177. SLS/196403

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1919 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 473
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22271
   
08/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 9473    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4599    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Margarets (STM)    
03/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 64599    
25/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Dunfermline Upper (62C)    
02/10/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 64599 from Dunfermline Upper (62C)    
01/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Shipbreaking Industries: Faslane    

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