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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 501 m/e 09/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5501 m/e 11/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2665 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 62665 m/e 06/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
09/1922 MONS

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Large/Scottish Director
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 09/1922
Withdrawal Fri 08/05/1959
Service Life 36 yrs, 8 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1922
IMM   Immingham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9G   Northwich 4w/e 04/12/1954
41A   Sheffield Darnall 5w/e 14/06/1958
     Withdrawn on 08/05/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC COL Colchester on 28/12/1946
ALLOC IMM Immingham on 14/07/1947
LOAN 13A Trafford Park (LMS) on 26/03/1950
ALLOC 9G Northwich 4w/e 25/12/1954
LOAN 41A Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 14/06/1958
WDN   on 08/05/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1952 Long Travel Valves fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/08/1958 DarnallMPD Dll 62662 Prince of Wales is ex-works fully lined out and kept smart in contrast to the other D1 ls (62660/1/4-70) at this shed. All the D11s in the south are now on the GC section; in addition to Sheffield -Nottingham locals (a Staveley one even works to Leicester) they also work locals to Lincoln. SLS/195809
02/05/1959 Staveley MPD (41H) ex GCR 62665 has gone from store to Gorton Works for overhaul; 62663 is back at work on the GC line (Sheffield-Nottingham-Leicester). D11s still stored on 2nd May are 62660/1/6/9. Three diesel shunters from 41A shunt in the yards here. SLS/195907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1922 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 501, name: MONS
Built at Gorton Works
   
11/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 5501    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2665    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Immingham (IMM)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62665    
02/1952 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
04/12/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (9G)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (41A)    
08/05/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 62665    
07/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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