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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway 3446 m/e 01/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1998 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 61998 m/e 04/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
01/1939 LORD OF DUNVEGAN (removed 03/1939)
03/1939 MacLEOD OF MacLEOD

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K4
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1784
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 01/1939
Withdrawal Mon 02/10/1961
Service Life 22 yrs, 9 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1939
EFD   Eastfield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
62C   Dunfermline Upper 4w/e 19/12/1959
     Withdrawn on 02/10/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 4w/e 19/12/1959
TOSTORE   4w/e 01/07/1961
WDN   on 02/10/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/10/1947 Eastfield MPD Further locos. ex Works that have been noted here during October were: Nos. 1743/46/51/68, *1791 (green), 1879, 2432/62/73/95, 2685/91 (both green), 4526/65/67/98, 4607, 4703/04, 4852, 4926/28/42, 5345, 7461/69/97, *8474 (green), 9147/91 an 9205; whilst those observed on 2/11 were *1995 (green), 4608, 4938 an 9500 . Nos. 1701, 1996 an 1998 were observed here fitted with snow-ploughs. Nos. 2479, 4474 an 4633 have been supplying steam to the canteen here during the period approximately from 15/10 to 26/10, while No. 5308 is again in use as a stationary boiler, after having been temporarily replaced by No. 5339. SLS/194712
05/06/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 9/5 to 5/6: These included Nos. 60503/06, 61002, 1260/1/2, 1742/66/93, 61998, 2402/40/60, 4594, 4617/26, 4818/58, 65933, 7480/91, 67631, 8104, 9209, 69500/10, 9553, 69565, Class '8' 73799, 77031, 77431/42/76, ex L.M.S. Nos. 44994, 16156. SLS/194907
28/02/1950 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during February: These included Nos. 61002/64, 61350, 61742/43/57/58, 1760, 61792, 61851, 61996/98, 62215, 2431/89, 62719, 4556, 64589, 4597/99, 64613, 4922, 5903, 65926, 67455, 67605, 8956, 69139, 69203/08, 69500/96, ex-W.D. 73789. 90755/66. SLS/195004
18/04/1962 Inverurie Works (Cut up) 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3446, name: LORD OF DUNVEGAN
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1784
   
03/1939 Naming Renamed 'MacLEOD OF MacLEOD'    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1998    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Eastfield (EFD)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61998    
19/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Dunfermline Upper (62C)    
02/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 61998    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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