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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 51 m/e 11/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9051 m/e 07/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 7478 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 67478 m/e 02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Reid
Class C15
Company History NBR/LNER
Wheels 4-4-2T
Builder Yorkshire Engine Company
Order Number E183
Works Number 1092
To Service During 11/1913
Withdrawal Wed 22/02/1956
Service Life 42 yrs, 3 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1956

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1913
DFU   Dunfermline Upper on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
61B   Aberdeen Ferryhill w/e 18/03/1950
61A   Kittybrewster 4w/e 12/06/1954
61C   Keith 4w/e 07/08/1954
     Withdrawn on 22/02/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill w/e 18/03/1950
ALLOC 61A Kittybrewster 4w/e 15/05/1954
ALLOC 61C Keith 4w/e 10/07/1954
WDN   on 22/02/1956

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/07/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 6/6 to 9/7: These included Nos. 1221, 61245, 61308, 1726/32, 61772/89, 61936, 2461/81/90, 2689, 62692, 63177, 4541, 64567, 4591, 64625, 4706, 64790, 4864, 64915, 5925/31, 67475/78, 8120, 8338/40, 68499, 8551, 9129/32, 69144, 9157/66/92, 70802, 77442, ex L.M.S. Nos. 45086, 7162, 54651. During June, locomotives were still being turned out lettered 'British Railways' from this Works. SLS/194908
27/08/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 1/8 to 27/8: These included Nos. 60502/05, 61081, 61727, 1729, 61736/46, 1753, 61759/83/91, 1823, 61876/78, 61988/93, 2428, 62683, 2687, 62688, 3180, 4546/47/64/79, 4703, 64855, 4945/86, 65913, 67478, 68113, 8321, 8477, 68481, 8544, 68955, 69183, 69213, 77306, ex L.M.S. 40170, 44795, 45022, 45451, 54654. During W/E 20/8 Cowlairs started putting the crest on both passenger and goods tender engines which had received a general repair (not intermediate repair) and the following have been noted: Nos. 61308, 61766, 64700 an 90313; no tank engines have so far been noted with the crest-No. 68477 appeared in lined black, with British Railways on the tanks. SLS/194910

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1913 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 51
Built at Yorkshire Engine Company, Works Number 1092
   
07/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 9051    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 7478    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Dunfermline Upper (DFU)    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 67478    
18/03/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    
12/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Kittybrewster (61A)    
07/08/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Keith (61C)    
22/02/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 67478    
03/1956 Scrapped Scrapped    

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