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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6400 m/e 11/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2693 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 62693 m/e 05/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
11/1924 RODERICK DHU

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Large/Scottish Director
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Works Number 615
To Service During 11/1924
Withdrawal Mon 20/11/1961
Service Life 37 yrs , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1924
HAY   Haymarket on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
64A   St Margarets 4w/e 13/02/1960
64B   Haymarket 4w/e 02/07/1960
     Withdrawn on 20/11/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 13/02/1960
ALLOC 64B Haymarket 4w/e 02/07/1960
TOSTORE   4w/e 01/07/1961
WDN   on 20/11/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1941 Long Travel Valves fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/03/1961 Polmont MPD (in store) On 11th Mch. the following were in store-62682/9/90/1/3, 64482/515/8/32/5, 68448/54/71/2, 69014. SLS/196104
13/01/1962 Bo\'ness stored locos Locos stored at Bo'ness on 13th January were as follows: 40158/9/200, 44956/77, 57285/7/314/38/66, 62031/52, 62496, 62691/3, 64472/7, 64514/5/8/32/5, 65230, 67611/9/22/5/6/32/55, 68448/54/72/9, 69014, 69131/81/91, 90436; also the following wdn. locos.-55222, 57245/57, 57411/29/70/2/557/76, 64461, 67650, 68119 an 69183. SLS/196202
03/06/1962 Stored at Boness Stored at Boness on the 3rd June were 40154/8/9/177/200, 57245/85/314/38/66/470, 57576, 62031/52, 62496, 62691/3, 64472/7/514/5/8/32/5, 65230/80, 67611/4/9/22/5/6/32/50/5/76, 68119/448/54/72/9, 69014/126/31/7/63/81/3/91 an 90436. SLS/196207

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1924 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 6400, name: RODERICK DHU
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 615		    
07/1941 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2693    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Haymarket (HAY)    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62693    
13/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
02/07/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (64B)    
20/11/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 62693    
03/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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