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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 263 m/e 11/1915
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9263 m/e 07/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4546 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 64546 m/e 09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Reid
Class J37
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J3711/1915
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Cowlairs Works
To Service During 11/1915
Withdrawal Thu 14/05/1964 off Thornton Junction (62A)
Service Life 48 yrs, 6 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1964 at Connels (Coatbridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1915
THJ   Thornton Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 14/05/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 14/05/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
24/08/1947 Cowlairs Works On 24/8 the following withdrawn locos. were in the Works yard: 'Dl' 2212, 'D29' 2415 and 'D31' 2068, the last two having been stripped; whilst those seen here newly painted were: 'D29' 2411 (green), 'J37' 4617 and 'J39' 4704. Locos. awaiting works, some of which had been stripped were: 'J39' 4711, 4817/40/49/65, 4919/22/28/42; 'K2' 1732/46/51/68/91; 'K3' 1879; 'D1' 2216; 'Dll' 2691; 'J38' 5909; 'J36' 5223/61; 'J35' 4503; 'J37' 4546/48/65/67, 4607/15; 'D31' 2059; 'D34' 2489; 'C15' 7453/65/66, 'N14' 9121; 'N15' 9191, 9214. The Erecting Shop was full and included: 'K2' 1720/34/52; 'K3' 1855; 'J39' 4912/16; 'J38' 5901/12; 'Dll' 2684/87 and 'Y9' 8120/22. SLS/194710
07/09/1947 Eastfield MPD Nos. 4852 an 4927 (both BLA) were observed here on 7/9, awaiting shops. Further locos. ex Works that have been noted here during September are: Nos. *1734/*1782, 1855, 2476/89, *2684/*2687, 2702, 4548, 4636, 4840/49, 4916/19/23/28, 5901/8/9/12, 7453/66, 7600, 8122, 8328, 8468/80, 9133, 9214/16 an 9564, whilst those observed on 1/10 were: *1732, 2455/73, 4578, 4865, 4922 an 9160 . *Painted green. On 11/10 'J83' No. 8474 was on shed, being ex Works and painted green. This engine now has a Gresham and Craven type 'P' solid jet ejector and an old (trigger) pattern steam brake valve. 'J37' No. 4546 has L.M.S. type water gauge frames with Dewrance protectors. SLS/194711
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
11/1915 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 263
Built at Cowlairs Works
   
07/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 9263    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4546    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Thornton Junction (THJ)    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 64546    
14/05/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 64546 from Thornton Junction (62A)    
09/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Connels: Coatbridge    

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