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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1609 m/e 06/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4609 m/e 05/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9493 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 69493 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class N2
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 292
Works Number 1523
Fittings (as built)
Condenser Fitted
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 06/1921
Withdrawal Tue 09/12/1958
Service Life 37 yrs, 6 mths , 8 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1921
KX   Kings Cross on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
HAT   Hatfield m/e 07/1949
HAT   Hatfield w/e 23/07/1949
34A   Kings Cross 4w/e 29/12/1951
     Withdrawn on 09/12/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HAT Hatfield w/e 23/07/1949
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 29/12/1951
WDN   on 09/12/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1948 Robinson pattern superheater fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/01/1959 Doncaster Works (Withdrawn) Erecting Shop-60162 (64B), 60003 (34A), 60035 (64B), 60017 (34A), 60145 (52A), 60103 (34A), 62030 (52C), 73000 (41B), 73155 (41C), 61122 (36A), 61971 (32A), 61889 (31B), 61820 (30F), 61890 (31B), 68987 (34B), 61162 (36A), 61846 (53A), 61409 (40B), 60001 (52A), 61158 (36A), 60526/502 (50A), 60039 (34A), 60152 (64B), 60026 (34A), 60520 (34F). Paint Shop-D3321 (52B), D3148 (51L), D5308 (34B), D6101/2 (34B), 60117 (56C), 61925 (36A), 60160 (64B), 62032 (31B). Yard-70030 (32A), 68914 (56B), 73016 (41C), 63940 (34F), D3079 (53A), 60508 (34E), 11182 (40A), 63975 (36A), 60063 (34F), 60095 (12C), 61816 (31B), 61406 (40B). Diesel Shop-E5001/2 motors in, D2050/1 motors in, 11106 (51C), 13147/51 (51L). Withdrawn-64216/7, 61606/48/22, 69493, 67397, 69544, 64201/74/6, 69551, 69593, 64205/49, 64183. SLS/195902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1921 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1609
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1523
   
05/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 4609    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9493    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX)    
06/1948 Modification Modification: Robinson pattern superheater fitted    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 69493    
07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hatfield (HAT)    
23/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hatfield (HAT)    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
09/12/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 69493    

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