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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 283   18/08/1933
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2746   11/1946
British Railways 62746 w/e 01/05/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
18/08/1933 THE MIDDLETON

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class Shire/Hunt
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1572
To Service Fri 18/08/1933
Withdrawal Fri 16/05/1958
Service Life 24 yrs, 8 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 18/08/1933
HLB   Hull Botanic Gardens H 12/1935
NEV   Neville Hill on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
SCA   Scarborough w/e 15/05/1948
NEV   Neville Hill w/e 29/05/1948
50A   York (North) w/e 28/07/1951
50A   York (North) 4w/e 18/08/1951
50D   Starbeck 4w/e 29/11/1952
50D   Starbeck 4w/e 13/12/1952
     Withdrawn on 16/05/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SCA Scarborough w/e 15/05/1948
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill w/e 29/05/1948
ALLOC 50A York (North) w/e 28/07/1951
ALLOC 50D Starbeck 4w/e 29/11/1952
WDN   on 16/05/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/04/1954 Wetherby Races, Easter Monday Excursion trains between Leeds City and Wetherby Racecourse station on Easter Monday were well filled and worked by the following J39's from Neville Hill (50B):-64791, 64819/35/86, 64920/22/33/35/43, and also brought in D49 62748 (50B). The excursions from Bradford and Harrogate brought in 62746/58/62 (all 50D), whilst two trains from the Huddersfield area were worked by 45218 (25A) and 42863 (25B). The excursion from Heeley (Sheffield) was, however, worked by 45015 (3B-Bushbury), rather a far cry from Wolverhampton. In addition, the 4.28 p.m. ordinary passenger service from Leeds City to Church Fenton via Wetherby, hauled by 61256 (50B), called specially at Wetherby Racecourse station to pick up. SLS/195406
31/01/1956 York MPD (ex-L.M.S.. shed) December, 1955-January, 1956. On 28/12/55 60152 (64B), ex-works, was in York shed yard, and 60161 (64B) in similar circumstances on 5/1/56. 67764 (53B) was also at York on 28/12/55 en route for Darlington Works, whilst 67724 (30A) which had called at York, in rather poor condition, on 9/11/55, returned southward bound from Darlington Works on 12/1/56 in a more attractive state. On 29/12/55 new B.R. Standard Class 5 4-6-0 73106 from Doncaster was at York, with 76024 (52C) passing through for Doncaster Works. On the following day a very smart 60919 (61B) worked an up goods into Dringhouses during the course of running-in. from Darlington. On 4/1/56 44592 (5B) was an unusual visitor to York, whilst 63760 (54B) put in an appearance while on route for overhaul at Gorton.
On the same day three very rusty and forlorn 'Sl' 0-8-4Ts were at York en route for scrapping at Darlington, namely 69900 (36A), 69902 (36B), 69904 (36B). 69900/04 were hauled in by 61188 (38A) in particularly smart trim. 69902 was still at York on the following day which was also marked by the unusual simultaneous appearance in York station of two 'B17s', 61626 (31A) and 61656 (32A); the former brought in the 7.20 a.m. Colchester to Newcastle train which has also recently produced Woodford V2s 60890 an 60915 instead of the more-usual Doncaster or March engine. On 12/1/56 unusual visitors were 43088 (35A), and from the L.M.R. 44692 (24A) and 45211 (25G). The beginning of the year saw the number of 'J25s' in store at York south shed reduced to two, i.e., 65675 an 65677, but the ex-L.M.S.. shed still contains 69864 (50G), 62702 (50A), 62746 (50D) and 62761 (50D) in store. 62730 (50A) is still dumped out of service in the north shed yard but 62345 is at last showing signs of awakening from her-very prolonged hibernation.		 SLS/195605

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
18/08/1933 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 283, name: THE MIDDLETON
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1572		    
12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (HLB)    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2746    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Neville Hill (NEV)    
01/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62746    
15/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (SCA)    
29/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
28/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
18/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (50D)    
13/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (50D)    
16/05/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 62746    
09/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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