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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1612 m/e 08/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4612 m/e 05/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9496 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 69496 m/e 09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class N2
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 292
Works Number 1527
Fittings (as built)
Condenser Fitted
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 08/1921
Withdrawal Mon 14/04/1958
Service Life 36 yrs, 8 mths , 14 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1921
KX   Kings Cross on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 19/10/1957
34A   Kings Cross 4w/e 14/12/1957
     Withdrawn on 14/04/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 05/10/1957
WDN   on 14/04/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1947 Robinson pattern superheater fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/06/1958 Stratford MPD On 29th June, the following were awaiting scrap-62536/80, 62788/97, 65442, 65508/34/5/74, 67195/212/27/30/1, 68490/1/4/5/546/55/68/607/32. In the previous week, 69496, 69609/43 were cut up. SLS/195807

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1921 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1612
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1527
   
05/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 4612    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9496    
04/1947 Modification Modification: Robinson pattern superheater fitted    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX)    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 69496    
19/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
14/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
14/04/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 69496    

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