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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1598 m/e 06/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4598 m/e 01/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9478 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 69478 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt
Class N1
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 268
Works Number 1343
To Service During 06/1912
Withdrawal Wed 12/12/1956
Service Life 44 yrs, 6 mths , 11 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1912
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 12/12/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 12/12/1956

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/10/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 29/8 to 1/10: These included Nos. 61002/76, 61132, 1278, 61741/55/75, 1776, 61787, 61885, 61924, 62413/34, 2458, 62459, 2472, 62481, 3148, 63194, 64588, 4598, 4710, 4852/70, 4928, 64944, 4950, 5900, 65907, 7466, 67498, 67626/59/61, 68322, 8343, 8451/70/78, 69192, 69201/22, 9224, ex L.M.S. 4786, 44793, 54654, 56038, ex W.D. 77039/63, 77313/24, 90774. The only classes noted ex Cowlairs so far with the crest are 'B.1', 'J.39', 'K.2', 'K.3' and W.D. 2-8-0 and 2-10-0. No former N.B. engines have been noted with the crest, but many are lined in the latest style. SLS/194911

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1912 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1598
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1343
   
01/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 4598    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9478    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 69478    
12/12/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 69478    

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