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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 506 m/e 12/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5506 m/e 06/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2660 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 62660 m/e 10/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
12/1919 BUTLER-HENDERSON

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Large/Scottish Director
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 12/1919
Withdrawal During 11/1960
Service Life 40 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy
Total Mileage 1,280,897

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1919
IMM   Immingham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) 4w/e 24/02/1951
40A   Lincoln 4w/e 21/11/1953
41A   Sheffield Darnall 5w/e 20/04/1957
     Withdrawn m/e 11/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NEA Neasden m/e 28/02/1946
ALLOC IMM Immingham on 14/07/1947
LOAN 9E Trafford Park (LMS) m/e 31/03/1951
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 31/10/1953
LOAN 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 31/10/1953
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 28/11/1953
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 28/11/1953
ALLOC 41A Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 20/04/1957
WDN   on 28/10/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Preservation
Current Status Unknown
Status Date 17/09/2018


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/08/1957 Darnall MPD The electric shed was closed as from 17th August and is to be converted to a diesel depot. Dll's in store at present are 62660/3/6/7/70. SLS/195711
09/08/1958 DarnallMPD Dll 62662 Prince of Wales is ex-works fully lined out and kept smart in contrast to the other D1 ls (62660/1/4-70) at this shed. All the D11s in the south are now on the GC section; in addition to Sheffield -Nottingham locals (a Staveley one even works to Leicester) they also work locals to Lincoln. SLS/195809
02/05/1959 Staveley MPD (41H) ex GCR 62665 has gone from store to Gorton Works for overhaul; 62663 is back at work on the GC line (Sheffield-Nottingham-Leicester). D11s still stored on 2nd May are 62660/1/6/9. Three diesel shunters from 41A shunt in the yards here. SLS/195907
11/12/1960 Gorton Works (Old Iron Foundry) Works Sidings: 40588, 43644, 47509, 63643/69, 63813, 64440, 68079, 90238/63/90, 90619. Old Iron Foundry: 62660, Scrap Yard: 42345. Erecting Shop: E26019/38, E27003, 63613/5/71, 63789/92, 63885/90, 64918, 90118/27/31/75, 90275, 90394, 90567/98, 92157. Erecting Shop Yard: E26041, 64379, 90002/36, 90362, 92151. Works Shunter: 43261. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1919 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 506, name: BUTLER-HENDERSON
Built at Gorton Works
   
06/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 5506    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2660    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Immingham (IMM)    
10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62660    
24/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
21/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (41A)    
11/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 62660    

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