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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great North of Scotland Railway 47 m/e 09/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6847 m/e 07/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2275 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 62275 w/e 31/07/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
09/1920 SIR DAVID STEWART

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Pickersgill / T. Heywood
Class D40
Company History GNSR/LNER
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L730
Works Number 22561
To Service During 09/1920
Withdrawal Fri 23/12/1955
Service Life 35 yrs, 3 mths , 22 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1920
KIT   Kittybrewster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
61C   Keith 8w/e 19/04/1952
     Withdrawn on 23/12/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 61C Keith 4w/e 19/04/1952
WDN   on 23/12/1955

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
20/08/1947 Inverurie Works On 20/8 the following locos. were in the Works yard: 'D31' 2071, 'J36' (Number painted out but carrying plate 9653 - identified as 5229), old No. 'D41' 6879 (old No.), 'J36' 5251/72/87/91, 5302/32/36 (the latter marked 'scrap') 'G10' 7505, all complete; whilst those stripped were: 'D40' 2266/80, 'D31' (bearing plate 9765, old No.), 2067, 'J36' 5212/19. Locos. in the Works were 'D40' 2262/75, 'D41' 2234/42/44, 'J35' 4463/82/84, 'J36' 5257/69/84, 5325, while 'D41' 2256 and 'G5' 7287 were ex Works freshly painted. SLS/194710
31/12/1949 Inverurie Works Locomotives entering Works during December: These included Nos. 61503, 62272/75, 64496, 4505, 64536, 65242, 5329, ex-L.M.S. 15224, 16278, 17347, 17460, 17611. SLS/195002
31/03/1950 Inverurie Works Locomotives entering Works during March: These included Nos. 62275, 4479/80, 64489, 65222/41/50/94, ex-L.M.S. Nos. 4181, 4257, 15198, 15234, 55263. 16251, 16325, 17357, 17405/33. SLS/195005
31/07/1952 Keith MPD Engines at Keith shed were 62231, 62225/42/56/65/8/9/72/5, 61502/7/8, 67292, 54473 an 57597. SLS/195208

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1920 To Service To service as Great North of Scotland Railway Number 47, name: SIR DAVID STEWART
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22561
   
07/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 6847    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2275    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kittybrewster (KIT)    
31/07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62275    
19/04/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Keith (61C)    
23/12/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 62275    

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