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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 459 m/e 09/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9459 m/e 03/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4579 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 64579 m/e 09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Reid
Class J37
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J3709/1918
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L695
Works Number 21943
To Service During 09/1918
Withdrawal Sat 28/12/1963 off Dunfermline Upper (62C)
Service Life 45 yrs, 3 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1964 at Locomotive Works (Inverurie)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1918
EFD   Eastfield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
65E   Kipps 4w/e 21/04/1951
     Withdrawn on 28/12/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 65E Kipps 2w/e 21/04/1951
ALLOC 62B Dundee Tay Bridge 5w/e 13/10/1962
ALLOC 62C Dunfermline Upper 4w/e 10/11/1962
WDN   on 28/12/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
24/08/1947 Eastfield MPD On 24/8 the locos. on shed ex works were 'J39' 4923/33; 'J83' 8445 and 'J69' 8623, and further locos. ex works during August that have been noted here are: 'K2' 1757; 'J37' 4541/79/84, 4604/17/21; 'J39' 4711, 4818, 4929; 'C15' 7468; 'J88' 8345; 'J83' 8473 (green); 'N15' 9136/77 an 9222. SLS/194710
27/08/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 1/8 to 27/8: These included Nos. 60502/05, 61081, 61727, 1729, 61736/46, 1753, 61759/83/91, 1823, 61876/78, 61988/93, 2428, 62683, 2687, 62688, 3180, 4546/47/64/79, 4703, 64855, 4945/86, 65913, 67478, 68113, 8321, 8477, 68481, 8544, 68955, 69183, 69213, 77306, ex L.M.S. 40170, 44795, 45022, 45451, 54654. During W/E 20/8 Cowlairs started putting the crest on both passenger and goods tender engines which had received a general repair (not intermediate repair) and the following have been noted: Nos. 61308, 61766, 64700 an 90313; no tank engines have so far been noted with the crest-No. 68477 appeared in lined black, with British Railways on the tanks. SLS/194910
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
02/11/1963 Inverurie Works (Awaiting scrapping) Shopped: 42737, 45475, D6149, D8030. Cut Up: 60819/27, 60937, 64627, 65253, 65341. Four weeks ending 30th November, 1963. Shopped: 42909, 44955, 65918, D6147/57. Cut Up: 57269, 57336, 57634, 60840/94, 64950, 64629. Four weeks ending 28th December, 1963. Shopped: 42919, 44703, D3930, D6140/42/45/52/54/55/56. Cut Up: 60898, 60972, 64557, 64600, 65900, 90019. Total for 1963: Steam-33 Shopped, 31 other repairs; Diesel-31 Shopped, 15 other repairs; Cut Up 86. Two weeks ending 10th January, 1964. Shopped: 61132, D6150. Cut Up: 60161, 64619. In Shops on 10th January: 44722, 64558/99, D368, D3935, D6139/51/53. Awaiting scrapping: 60089, 60159, 64579. SLS/196402
18/01/1964 Bedford MPD (Scrapped) Since the change over from steam to diesel in August, 1963, this depot has had no regular allocation but from 18th January the official allocation (previously O/L) is D4135/6 an D5379/80/1/2/3. SLS/196403
07/03/1964 Inverurie Works (Scrapped) Shopped: 44722, 61147, 64558/99, 65931, D3548, D6139/53. Scrapped: 60089/98, 60159/62, 60804/38, 64603, 64579, 90058. In shops: 45011, 44880, 45194, 65915, D5328. Being Cut Up: 61177. SLS/196403

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1918 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 459
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21943
   
03/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 9459    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4579    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Eastfield (EFD)    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 64579    
21/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Kipps (65E)    
28/12/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 64579 from Dunfermline Upper (62C)    
03/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Inverurie    

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