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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2662 m/e 10/1928
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9568 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 69568 m/e 04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class N2
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Hawthorn Leslie
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 3691
Fittings (as built)
Condenser Fitted
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 10/1928
Withdrawal Sun 16/09/1962
Service Life 33 yrs, 11 mths , 17 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1928
KX   Kings Cross on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 19/10/1957
34A   Kings Cross 4w/e 14/12/1957
34E   New England w/e 26/05/1962
     Withdrawn on 16/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 6w/e 09/06/1962
WDN   on 16/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1945 Robinson pattern superheater fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/03/1963 Doncaster Works (Waiting Works) Erecting Shop: 60025/44/512, 61157, 63650/978, 90001/79/411/587. Works Yard: 90035/250. Stripping Shop: 61326, 90551. Scrap Yard: 42501/18/25/6/679, 63887, 64690, 90253/70, 69520/3/38/46/75/83. Paint Shop: 65567, LNER 4472, LNER 4771. Ex Works: 61087, Waiting Works: 60118, 61128/236/87/371, 63618/98/961, 42535, 69529/68, 90559/608. Pending sale: 60014. SLS/196304
11/05/1963 Worcester Works (Waiting Works) 4628, 7010/23/31, 9724 an 4147. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1928 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2662
Built at Hawthorn Leslie, Works Number 3691		    
05/1945 Modification Modification: Robinson pattern superheater fitted    
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9568    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 69568    
19/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
14/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
26/05/1962 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
16/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 69568    

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