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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 71 m/e 12/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9071 m/e 12/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9178 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 69178 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Reid
Class N15
Company History NBR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Cowlairs Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 12/1923
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off Motherwell (66B)
Service Life 39 yrs , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1963 at Locomotive Works (Cowlairs)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1923
EFD   Eastfield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
66A   Polmadie 4w/e 01/07/1961
66C   Hamilton (West) 4w/e 26/08/1961
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 22/12/1962
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 66A Polmadie 4w/e 01/07/1961
ALLOC 66C Hamilton (West) 4w/e 26/08/1961
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 7w/e 29/12/1962
WDN   on 29/12/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/06/1948 Cowlairs Works (yard) Locomotives in the yard awaiting repair were Nos. 502, 1745, 2436/39, 4532, 4600, 4791, 5237, 5913, 8118, 8350, 8955, 9178, 9503/11, 61002 an 61735-the last two being lettered B.R. Locomotives in the Works were: Stripping Pit Nos. 1102, 9927; Erecting Shop Nos. 1116, 1774/75/77/92/94, 1885, 1916/95, 2686/90, 4524/50/60/89, 4821, 7492, 8567, 9126/45, 61767; Steaming Pits Nos. 1787, 4925, 61134, 61292, 69206; Paint Shop Nos. 1101, 1783. 61292 is fitted with ex L.M.S. tablet catcher and is to be used on Perth-Inverness trials. SLS/194808
05/09/1953 Unusual chimneys Two unique happenings have been (a) the fitting of J36 (NB) chimney to L.M.S. 0-4-4T 55210 and (b) the fitting of 69178 N15 with a stovepipe chimney. SLS/195312

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1923 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 71
Built at Cowlairs Works
   
12/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 9071    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9178    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Eastfield (EFD)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 69178    
01/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
26/08/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Hamilton (West) (66C)    
22/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 69178 from Motherwell (66B)    
10/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Cowlairs    

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