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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 502 m/e 10/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5502 m/e 11/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2666 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 62666 m/e 09/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
10/1922 ZEEBRUGGE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Large/Scottish Director
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 10/1922
Withdrawal Mon 05/12/1960
Service Life 38 yrs, 2 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1922
IMM   Immingham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) on 22/10/1950
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) 4w/e 04/11/1950
40B   Immingham 4w/e 14/02/1953
36B   Mexborough 4w/e 25/07/1953
40A   Lincoln 4w/e 24/10/1953
41A   Sheffield Darnall 5w/e 20/04/1957
     Withdrawn on 05/12/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IMM Immingham on 10/08/1947
LOAN NINEELMS Nine Elms w/e 21/10/1950
ALLOC NINEELMS Nine Elms on 22/10/1950
LOAN NINEELMS Nine Elms w/e 28/10/1950
EXLOAN 40B Immingham 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 36B Mexborough 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 41A Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 20/04/1957
WDN   on 05/12/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1947 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
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
19/12/1960 Doncaster Works (Scrap Road) New Erecting Shop: E3057-63, D3329, 12125, and frames for three new diesel shunters. Stripping Road: 60113, 60507/10/32, 61083, 61141/51, 73074. Scrap Road: 61771, 62666, 63950/3, 641S2,48875 68943/7, 69293, 69581. Erecting Shop: 43148, 60004/15/25/74/86, 60109, 60539, 61044, 61177, 61314, 61807, 73097, D3475/86, D8020. Erecting Shop Yard: 60058/66, 60144/5, 61266/85, 63923, D3487. Crimpsall Yard: 63944, 68911/4. Paint Shop: 60006, 60531. 61279, 61366, 61862, 62022/56, 63935, D312, D2113, D2207, D5675-7, E3056. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1922 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 502, name: ZEEBRUGGE
Built at Gorton Works
   
11/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 5502    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2666    
08/1947 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Immingham (IMM)    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62666    
22/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
04/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
14/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
25/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
24/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (41A)    
08/06/1957 Report Report: Two "Jubilees," Nos. 45621 (67A) and 45654 (19B), were also recorded (on Bridlington’s Whitsun traffic) during the weekend, and our correspondent also heard but could not confirm that Darnall "D11" 4-4-0 No. 62666 appeared on an excursion from Sheffield. (Trains Illustrated - August, 1957)    
25/06/1957 Report Report: We noted the “D11" (62666) at York again on June 25. (Trains Illustrated - August, 1957)    
12/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
05/12/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 62666    

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