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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 292   23/08/1933
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2748   01/1947
British Railways 62748 w/e 11/06/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
23/08/1933 THE SOUTHWOLD

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class Shire/Hunt
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1574
To Service Tue 23/08/1933
Withdrawal Tue 17/12/1957
Service Life 24 yrs, 3 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 23/08/1933
NEV   Neville Hill on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 17/12/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 17/12/1957

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/04/1954 Wetherby Races, Easter Monday Excursion trains between Leeds City and Wetherby Racecourse station on Easter Monday were well filled and worked by the following J39's from Neville Hill (50B):-64791, 64819/35/86, 64920/22/33/35/43, and also brought in D49 62748 (50B). The excursions from Bradford and Harrogate brought in 62746/58/62 (all 50D), whilst two trains from the Huddersfield area were worked by 45218 (25A) and 42863 (25B). The excursion from Heeley (Sheffield) was, however, worked by 45015 (3B-Bushbury), rather a far cry from Wolverhampton. In addition, the 4.28 p.m. ordinary passenger service from Leeds City to Church Fenton via Wetherby, hauled by 61256 (50B), called specially at Wetherby Racecourse station to pick up. SLS/195406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
23/08/1933 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 292, name: THE SOUTHWOLD
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1574
   
01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 2748    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Neville Hill (NEV)    
11/06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62748    
17/12/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 62748    
01/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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