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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1721 m/e 12/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4721 m/e 03/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9500 m/e 03/1946
British Railways 69500 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class N2
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L734
Works Number 22577
Fittings (as built)
Condenser Fitted
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 12/1920
Withdrawal Thu 01/08/1957
Service Life 36 yrs, 8 mths , 2 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1920
PKD   Parkhead on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 01/08/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC PKD Parkhead on 19/01/1947
WDN   on 01/08/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1927 Condensers removed
01/1928 Vacuum and Westinghouse Brake
10/1946 Vacuum


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/10/1947 Eastfield MPD Further locos. ex Works that have been noted here during October were: Nos. 1743/46/51/68, *1791 (green), 1879, 2432/62/73/95, 2685/91 (both green), 4526/65/67/98, 4607, 4703/04, 4852, 4926/28/42, 5345, 7461/69/97, *8474 (green), 9147/91 an 9205; whilst those observed on 2/11 were *1995 (green), 4608, 4938 an 9500 . Nos. 1701, 1996 an 1998 were observed here fitted with snow-ploughs. Nos. 2479, 4474 an 4633 have been supplying steam to the canteen here during the period approximately from 15/10 to 26/10, while No. 5308 is again in use as a stationary boiler, after having been temporarily replaced by No. 5339. SLS/194712
05/06/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 9/5 to 5/6: These included Nos. 60503/06, 61002, 1260/1/2, 1742/66/93, 61998, 2402/40/60, 4594, 4617/26, 4818/58, 65933, 7480/91, 67631, 8104, 9209, 69500/10, 9553, 69565, Class '8' 73799, 77031, 77431/42/76, ex L.M.S. Nos. 44994, 16156. SLS/194907
28/02/1950 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during February: These included Nos. 61002/64, 61350, 61742/43/57/58, 1760, 61792, 61851, 61996/98, 62215, 2431/89, 62719, 4556, 64589, 4597/99, 64613, 4922, 5903, 65926, 67455, 67605, 8956, 69139, 69203/08, 69500/96, ex-W.D. 73789. 90755/66. SLS/195004

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1920 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1721
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22577
   
03/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4721    
07/1927 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
01/1928 Modification Modification: Vacuum and Westinghouse Brake    
03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9500    
10/1946 Modification Modification: Vacuum    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Parkhead (PKD)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 69500    
01/08/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 69500    

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