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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
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Date From |
North British Railway |
720 |
m/e |
05/1897 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) |
9720 |
m/e |
12/1924 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) |
5291 |
m/e |
06/1946 |
British Railways |
65291 |
m/e |
06/1948 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
M. Holmes |
Class |
J36 |
Company History |
NBR/LNER |
Rebuild History |
|
Wheels |
0-6-0 |
Builder |
Cowlairs Works |
Order Number |
No Order ID issued |
Fittings (as built) |
Engine Brakes | Westinghouse |
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To Service |
During 05/1897 |
Withdrawal |
Wed 29/11/1950 off Thornton Junction (62A) |
Service Life |
53 yrs, 6 mths , 30 dys |
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SLS Allocations*
Type |
Code |
Name |
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From Date |
WDN |
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|
on |
29/11/1950 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
02/1922 |
Saturated LNER Diagram 81 Boiler Fitted |
02/1922 |
Diagram 81 boiler fitted (Round Top firebox) |
12/1924 |
Vacuum Ejector fitted |
04/1946 |
Steam Brakes fitted |
04/1946 |
Westinghouse Brake removed |
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Mentions ...
Report Date |
Title |
Report |
Source |
20/08/1947 |
Inverurie Works |
On 20/8 the following locos. were in the Works yard: 'D31' 2071, 'J36' (Number painted out but carrying plate 9653 - identified as 5229), old No. 'D41' 6879 (old No.), 'J36' 5251/72/87/91, 5302/32/36 (the latter marked 'scrap') 'G10' 7505, all complete; whilst those stripped were: 'D40' 2266/80, 'D31' (bearing plate 9765, old No.), 2067, 'J36' 5212/19. Locos. in the Works were 'D40' 2262/75, 'D41' 2234/42/44, 'J35' 4463/82/84, 'J36' 5257/69/84, 5325, while 'D41' 2256 and 'G5' 7287 were ex Works freshly painted. |
SLS/194710 |
Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
05/1897 |
To Service |
To service as North British Railway Number 720 Built at Cowlairs Works Diagram (unknown) boiler fitted |
|
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02/1922 |
Modification |
Diagram 81 boiler fitted |
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02/1922 |
Modification |
Modification: Saturated LNER Diagram 81 Boiler Fitted |
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12/1924 |
Modification |
Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted |
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12/1924 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 9720 |
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04/1946 |
Modification |
Modification: Steam Brakes fitted |
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04/1946 |
Modification |
Modification: Westinghouse Brake removed |
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06/1946 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 5291 |
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01/01/1948 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - Thornton Junction (THJ) |
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06/1948 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 65291 |
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29/11/1950 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 65291 from Thornton Junction (62A) |
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12/1950 |
Scrapped |
Broken up by Locomotive Works: Inverurie |
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