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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1729 m/e 01/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4729 m/e 06/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9508 m/e 03/1946
British Railways 69508 m/e 04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class N2
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L734
Works Number 22585
Fittings (as built)
Condenser Fitted
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 01/1921
Withdrawal Thu 03/12/1959
Service Life 38 yrs, 11 mths , 2 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1921
HAW   Hawick m/e 11/1935
KPS   Kipps on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
65C   Parkhead 4w/e 06/10/1951
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 65C Parkhead 4w/e 06/10/1951
TOSTORE   4w/e 09/08/1958
WDN   on 03/12/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1927 Condensers removed
06/1928 Vacuum and Westinghouse Brake
12/1939 Robinson pattern superheater fitted
06/1946 Robinson pattern superheater removed
06/1946 Vacuum


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1921 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1729
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22585
   
06/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 4729    
10/1927 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
06/1928 Modification Modification: Vacuum and Westinghouse Brake    
11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Hawick (HAW)    
12/1939 Modification Modification: Robinson pattern superheater fitted    
03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9508    
06/1946 Modification Modification: Robinson pattern superheater removed    
06/1946 Modification Modification: Vacuum    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kipps (KPS)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 69508    
06/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Parkhead (65C)    
03/12/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 69508    

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