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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 832 m/e 05/1901
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9832 m/e 04/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8479 on 10/03/1946
British Railways 68479 m/e 06/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer M. Holmes
Class J83
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J8305/1901
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Sharp Stewart
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 4740
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 05/1901
Withdrawal w/e Mon 08/10/1962
Service Life 61 yrs, 5 mths , 8 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1901
EFD   Eastfield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 08/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE   4w/e 01/07/1961
WDN   w/e 08/10/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1944 Steam Brakes fitted
09/1944 Westinghouse Brake removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/06/1950 Cowlairs Works Engines into shops: 1131, 1752, 3115, 4596, 4846, 4933, 5922, 5927, 7473, 8442, 8460, 8463, 8468, 8474, 8475, 8479, 9171, 61146, 61180, 61879, 61911, 62478, 62496, 62688, 63038, 63151, 64539, 64566, 64573, 64607, 64626, 64632, 64821, 64925, 64964, 67617, 68957, 69214, 69565, 77375, 77456, 90496. SLS/195008
13/01/1962 Bo\'ness stored locos Locos stored at Bo'ness on 13th January were as follows: 40158/9/200, 44956/77, 57285/7/314/38/66, 62031/52, 62496, 62691/3, 64472/7, 64514/5/8/32/5, 65230, 67611/9/22/5/6/32/55, 68448/54/72/9, 69014, 69131/81/91, 90436; also the following wdn. locos.-55222, 57245/57, 57411/29/70/2/557/76, 64461, 67650, 68119 an 69183. SLS/196202
03/06/1962 Stored at Boness Stored at Boness on the 3rd June were 40154/8/9/177/200, 57245/85/314/38/66/470, 57576, 62031/52, 62496, 62691/3, 64472/7/514/5/8/32/5, 65230/80, 67611/4/9/22/5/6/32/50/5/76, 68119/448/54/72/9, 69014/126/31/7/63/81/3/91 an 90436. SLS/196207
20/07/1963 Inverurie Works (Scrapped) Shopped during six weeks ended 20th July: 42273, 45176, 61076/346/402, 64549, 65267/323/908/22/6, D5340, D6140/5/6. Scrapped in same period-57607, 64795/946/86, 65261, 67668, 68445/79. SLS/196309

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1901 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 832
Built at Sharp Stewart, Works Number 4740
   
04/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 9832    
09/1944 Modification Modification: Steam Brakes fitted    
09/1944 Modification Modification: Westinghouse Brake removed    
10/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8479    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Eastfield (EFD)    
06/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68479    
08/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 68479    

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