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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2589 m/e 03/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9556 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 69556 m/e 05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class N2
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 6216
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 03/1925
Withdrawal Fri 18/12/1959
Service Life 34 yrs, 9 mths , 20 dys

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Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1925
HSY   Hornsey on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 18/12/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 18/12/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1932 Condenser fitted
10/1946 Robinson pattern superheater fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1925 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2589
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 6216
   
08/1932 Modification Modification: Condenser fitted    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9556    
10/1946 Modification Modification: Robinson pattern superheater fitted    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hornsey (HSY)    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 69556    
18/12/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 69556    

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