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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 726 m/e 07/1897
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9726 m/e 03/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5297 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 65297 m/e 12/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer M. Holmes
Class J36
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J3607/1897
J36 (0-6-0)06/1922
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Cowlairs Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 07/1897
Withdrawal Mon 03/01/1966 off Bathgate (64F)
Service Life 68 yrs, 6 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966 at Motherwell Machinery and Scrap (Wishaw)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1897
PTH   Perth (LNER) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
61B   Aberdeen Ferryhill on 30/04/1950
61C   Keith 8w/e 27/10/1956
61A   Kittybrewster 4w/e 11/04/1959
61B   Aberdeen Ferryhill 4w/e 01/07/1961
68B   Dumfries 4w/e 26/08/1961
65D   Dawsholm 6w/e 30/12/1961
68B   Dumfries 4w/e 24/03/1962
67B   Hurlford 4w/e 14/07/1962
64A   St Margarets 4w/e 06/07/1963
64F   Bathgate 4w/e 06/07/1963
     Withdrawn on 03/01/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill on 30/04/1950
ALLOC 61C Keith 4w/e 03/11/1956
ALLOC 61A Kittybrewster 4w/e 11/04/1959
ALLOC 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill 4w/e 01/07/1961
ALLOC 68B Dumfries 4w/e 26/08/1961
ALLOC 65D Dawsholm 6w/e 30/12/1961
ALLOC 68B Dumfries 4w/e 07/04/1962
ALLOC 67B Hurlford 4w/e 07/07/1962
ALLOC 64F Bathgate 5w/e 13/07/1963
WDN   on 03/01/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1922 Saturated LNER Diagram 81 Boiler Fitted
06/1922 Diagram 81 boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)
12/1947 Steam Brakes fitted
12/1947 Westinghouse Brake removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1952 Locomotives still carrying old numbers (LNER) Engines running with L.N.E. Numbers. (March 1952) 1423, 1879, 2364, 2372, 2395, 2620, 2654, 2659, 3573, 3585, 3647, 3913, 4114, 4117, 4140, 4368, 4642, 5177, 5213, 5297, 5331, 5343, 5565, 7461, 7465, 7470, 7471, 7488, 7500, 7604, 7606, 7625, 8000/1, 8091/6, 8103/8/9/10/21/24/30/31/34-38, 8142/3/5/9, 8154/7, 8161/8, 8173/6/7/8, 8249, 8298, 8316, 8343/54, 8405/94, 8504/14/25/68, 8619/64, 8788/95, 8915/74/79, 9143, 9271/73, 9322, 9707. Uncertain: 851, 6480/1, 9290, 9920 (? done and not reported). SLS/195206
18/04/1962 Inverurie Works (Shopped) In shops-44322/28, 45009, 64572, 64606, 65905. Awaiting shops: 65479. Shopped in previous five weeks-64552/91, 64602/27, 65297. Cut up previous five weeks- 55165/229, 57559, 61996/8, 64542/53, 65296, 68338. Being cut up: 40645/7, 57411, 57557, 64628. Awaiting cut up: 57560, 64566, 64963. 64553 was involved in an accident which resulted in a large 'tear' along the frame and although there was a possibility of repair it was scrapped in the shops. The battery rail-car is back in shops after further trials. SLS/196205
12/07/1962 Inverurie Works (Shopped) In Shops: 42832, 55173, 57451, 64533/62, 64613/4/9, 65920. Awaiting Shops: 44016, D6142/4/7. Shopped during four weeks ending 30th June : 64537/47/79, 64606/25, 65297, 65319, D362, D2410, D5314, D6148/54, D8032. Condemned during four weeks ending 30th June: 40614, 55232, 64533/78, 65266/80, 65318/30, 69137. SLS/196208

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1897 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 726
Built at Cowlairs Works
Diagram (unknown) boiler fitted
   
06/1922 Modification Diagram 81 boiler fitted    
06/1922 Modification Modification: Saturated LNER Diagram 81 Boiler Fitted    
03/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 9726    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5297    
12/1947 Modification Modification: Steam Brakes fitted    
12/1947 Modification Modification: Westinghouse Brake removed    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Perth (LNER) (PTH)    
30/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    
12/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 65297    
27/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Keith (61C)    
11/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Kittybrewster (61A)    
01/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    
26/08/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Dumfries (68B)    
30/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Dawsholm (65D)    
24/03/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Dumfries (68B)    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Hurlford (67B)    
06/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Bathgate (64F)    
06/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
03/01/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 65297 from Bathgate (64F)    
04/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Motherwell Machinery and Scrap: Wishaw    

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