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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 68 m/e 12/1891
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9068 m/e 04/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5247 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 65247 m/e 07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer M. Holmes
Class J36
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J3612/1891
J36 (0-6-0)07/1914
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Cowlairs Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 12/1891
Withdrawal Fri 17/07/1959 off Kittybrewster (61A)
Service Life 67 yrs, 7 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1959 at Locomotive Works (Inverurie)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1891
KPS   Kipps on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
KIT   Kittybrewster w/e 17/01/1948
61B   Aberdeen Ferryhill 4w/e 29/11/1952
61A   Kittybrewster 4w/e 07/08/1954
61B   Aberdeen Ferryhill 8w/e 31/08/1957
61C   Keith 4w/e 21/12/1957
     Withdrawn on 17/07/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC KPS Kipps m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC KIT Kittybrewster w/e 17/01/1948
ALLOC 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill 4w/e 29/11/1952
ALLOC 61A Kittybrewster 4w/e 10/07/1954
ALLOC 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill 4w/e 07/09/1957
ALLOC 61C Keith 4w/e 28/12/1957
WDN   on 17/07/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1914 Saturated LNER Diagram 81 Boiler Fitted
07/1914 Diagram 81 boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)
04/1925 Vacuum Ejector fitted
05/1945 Steam Brakes fitted
05/1945 Westinghouse Brake removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 Cowlairs Works The following locos. have recently been fitted with new Cowlairs boilers: Nos. 4499 (1932 of 4/44), 4589 (1885 of 11/41), 4594 (1934 of 5/44), 4599 (1929 of 4/44), 4609 (1951 of 12/44), 5221 (1920 of 12/43), 6329 (1926 of 1/44). All the foregoing are fitted with Pop safety valves and L.N.E.R. type fire doors. No. 4549 (1953 of 4/45) is fitted with a L.N.E. firedoor, and No. 7479 (1990 01/11/46) with a N.B. type firedoor. Nos. 5221, 5329 and 7479 have only one steam pipe in the smokebox, instead of the usual two. No. 4477 has been fitted with a Mark II. graduated brake, whist Nos. 5247 and 5339 have the Mark III. pattern. No. 4795 was fitted with American type injectors in July, 1946. SLS/194702

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1891 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 68
Built at Cowlairs Works
Diagram (unknown) boiler fitted
   
07/1914 Modification Diagram 81 boiler fitted    
07/1914 Modification Modification: Saturated LNER Diagram 81 Boiler Fitted    
04/1925 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
04/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 9068    
05/1945 Modification Modification: Steam Brakes fitted    
05/1945 Modification Modification: Westinghouse Brake removed    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5247    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kipps (KPS)    
17/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Kittybrewster (KIT)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 65247    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    
07/08/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Kittybrewster (61A)    
31/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    
21/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Keith (61C)    
17/07/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 65247 from Kittybrewster (61A)    
11/1959 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Inverurie    

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