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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 468 m/e 11/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9468 m/e 02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4588 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 64588 m/e 03/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Reid
Class J37
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J3711/1918
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L695
Works Number 21952
To Service During 11/1918
Withdrawal Thu 23/06/1966 off Thornton Junction (62A)
Service Life 47 yrs, 7 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1966 at Motherwell Machinery and Scrap (Wishaw)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1918
PTH   Perth (LNER) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
65F   Grangemouth 4w/e 17/01/1959
65C   Parkhead 4w/e 26/09/1959
64A   St Margarets 4w/e 08/09/1962
62A   Thornton Junction 4w/e 19/01/1963
     Withdrawn on 23/06/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 65F Grangemouth 4w/e 17/01/1959
ALLOC 65C Parkhead 4w/e 26/09/1959
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 3w/e 08/09/1962
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 7w/e 29/12/1962
WDN   on 23/06/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/10/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 29/8 to 1/10: These included Nos. 61002/76, 61132, 1278, 61741/55/75, 1776, 61787, 61885, 61924, 62413/34, 2458, 62459, 2472, 62481, 3148, 63194, 64588, 4598, 4710, 4852/70, 4928, 64944, 4950, 5900, 65907, 7466, 67498, 67626/59/61, 68322, 8343, 8451/70/78, 69192, 69201/22, 9224, ex L.M.S. 4786, 44793, 54654, 56038, ex W.D. 77039/63, 77313/24, 90774. The only classes noted ex Cowlairs so far with the crest are 'B.1', 'J.39', 'K.2', 'K.3' and W.D. 2-8-0 and 2-10-0. No former N.B. engines have been noted with the crest, but many are lined in the latest style. SLS/194911
12/06/1963 Inverurie Works (Shopped) In Works: 42273, 45176, 61076, 61103, D8032. Shopped in four weeks ending 7th June : 64588, D362, D6155, 44960, 65930, 61404. Scrapped in same period: 64581, 65217/57/304, 64822, 65928; 64499, 65237. Being scrapped: 57617/31, 68346, 90077/575. Awaiting scrapping or shopping-64599/600, 64795, 64950/86. 64946 was waiting at Kittybrewster. SLS/196307

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1918 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 468
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21952		    
02/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 9468    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4588    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Perth (LNER) (PTH)    
03/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 64588    
17/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Grangemouth (65F)    
26/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Parkhead (65C)    
08/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
19/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
23/06/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 64588 from Thornton Junction (62A)    
09/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Motherwell Machinery and Scrap: Wishaw    

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