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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 830 m/e 05/1901
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9830 m/e 04/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8477 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 68477 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer M. Holmes
Class J83
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J8305/1901
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Sharp Stewart
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 4738
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 05/1901
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962
Service Life 61 yrs, 7 mths , 29 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1901
STM   St Margarets on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STM St Margarets m/e 03/12/1945
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1944 Steam Brakes fitted
12/1944 Westinghouse Brake removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1901 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 830
Built at Sharp Stewart, Works Number 4738
   
04/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 9830    
12/1944 Modification Modification: Steam Brakes fitted    
12/1944 Modification Modification: Westinghouse Brake removed    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8477    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Margarets (STM)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68477    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 68477    

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