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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 509 m/e 03/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5509 m/e 08/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2663 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 62663 m/e 08/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
03/1920 PRINCE ALBERT

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Large/Scottish Director
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 03/1920
Withdrawal Mon 23/05/1960
Service Life 40 yrs, 2 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1920
IMM   Immingham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
40A   Lincoln 5w/e 24/07/1954
41A   Sheffield Darnall 5w/e 20/04/1957
41H   Staveley (G.C.) 4w/e 10/05/1958
     Withdrawn on 23/05/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 13A Trafford Park (LMS) on 12/03/1950
LOAN 40A Lincoln 4w/e 14/08/1954
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 04/09/1954
ALLOC 41A Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 41H   4w/e 19/04/1958
WDN   on 23/05/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1945 Long Travel Valves fitted


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
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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1920 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 509, name: PRINCE ALBERT
Built at Gorton Works 		   
08/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 5509    
12/1945 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2663    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Immingham (IMM)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62663    
24/07/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (41A)    
10/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (41H)    
23/05/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 62663    
06/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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