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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 493 m/e 07/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9493 m/e 08/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2495 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 62495 w/e 11/12/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
07/1920 GLEN LUSS

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Reid
Class Glen
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Glen07/1920
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Cowlairs Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Boiler Diagram 78 (Round Top firebox)
Engine Brakes Steam
Train Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 07/1920
Withdrawal Mon 10/04/1961
Service Life 40 yrs, 9 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1920
STM   St Margarets on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 10/04/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE   4w/e 21/03/1959
WDN   on 10/04/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1935 Gravity sanding fitted
06/1935 Steam Brakes fitted
06/1935 Westinghouse Brake removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/06/1961 Inverurie Works Inverurie Works scrap yard contained the following on 17th June-40574/94, 40611/22/88, 43868, 54482/8, 54505, 55198, 56246, 56376, 57232, 57324, 57552/4, 57609, 61784, 62495, 62671, 65285/95, 68459, 69136/43 and awaiting scrapping were 56240 an 65261. A number of these have not yet been withdrawn prior to 8th May! On 24th June extra arrivals were 62474/9 an 55185 whilst 54483 was on Ferryhill en route Inverurie. SLS/196107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1920 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 493, name: GLEN LUSS
Built at Cowlairs Works
   
08/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 9493    
06/1935 Modification Modification: Gravity sanding fitted    
06/1935 Modification Modification: Steam Brakes fitted    
06/1935 Modification Modification: Westinghouse Brake removed    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2495    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Margarets (STM)    
11/12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62495    
10/04/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 62495    
05/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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