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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 893 m/e 11/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9563 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 69563 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class N2
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 305
Works Number 1623
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 11/1925
Withdrawal Fri 22/04/1960
Service Life 34 yrs, 5 mths , 22 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1925
KPS   Kipps on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
64A   St Margarets on 01/10/1950
64A   St Margarets 4w/e 21/10/1950
65E   Kipps 4w/e 25/11/1950
65E   Kipps m/e 30/11/1950
65C   Parkhead 4w/e 27/12/1952
     Withdrawn on 22/04/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 64A St Margarets on 01/10/1950
ALLOC 65E Kipps m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 65C Parkhead 4w/e 27/12/1952
WDN   on 22/04/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1955 Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1925 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 893
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1623
   
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9563    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kipps (KPS)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 69563    
01/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
21/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
25/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Kipps (65E)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Kipps (65E)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Parkhead (65C)    
09/1955 Modification Modification: Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector    
22/04/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 69563    

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