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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 301 m/e 12/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9301 m/e 07/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4607 on 03/03/1946
British Railways 64607 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Reid
Class J37
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J3712/1919
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L716
Works Number 22492
To Service During 12/1919
Withdrawal w/e Mon 13/08/1962 off St Margarets (64A)
Service Life 42 yrs, 8 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1962 at Locomotive Works (Inverurie)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1919
STM   St Margarets on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 13/08/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 13/08/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
24/08/1947 Cowlairs Works On 24/8 the following withdrawn locos. were in the Works yard: 'Dl' 2212, 'D29' 2415 and 'D31' 2068, the last two having been stripped; whilst those seen here newly painted were: 'D29' 2411 (green), 'J37' 4617 and 'J39' 4704. Locos. awaiting works, some of which had been stripped were: 'J39' 4711, 4817/40/49/65, 4919/22/28/42; 'K2' 1732/46/51/68/91; 'K3' 1879; 'D1' 2216; 'Dll' 2691; 'J38' 5909; 'J36' 5223/61; 'J35' 4503; 'J37' 4546/48/65/67, 4607/15; 'D31' 2059; 'D34' 2489; 'C15' 7453/65/66, 'N14' 9121; 'N15' 9191, 9214. The Erecting Shop was full and included: 'K2' 1720/34/52; 'K3' 1855; 'J39' 4912/16; 'J38' 5901/12; 'Dll' 2684/87 and 'Y9' 8120/22. SLS/194710
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
30/06/1950 Cowlairs Works Engines into shops: 1131, 1752, 3115, 4596, 4846, 4933, 5922, 5927, 7473, 8442, 8460, 8463, 8468, 8474, 8475, 8479, 9171, 61146, 61180, 61879, 61911, 62478, 62496, 62688, 63038, 63151, 64539, 64566, 64573, 64607, 64626, 64632, 64821, 64925, 64964, 67617, 68957, 69214, 69565, 77375, 77456, 90496. SLS/195008
15/10/1962 Inverurie Works In shops: 45461, 64595, 65910; waiting: 80093. Awaiting scrapping: 44008, 47168, 47536, 57331/378/613, 65313, 69204. Scrapped five weeks ended 12/10; 57445/671, 64598/607, 64604/30, 64480/637/794. SLS/196211

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1919 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 301
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22492
   
07/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 9301    
03/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4607    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Margarets (STM)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 64607    
13/08/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64607 from St Margarets (64A)    
10/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Inverurie    

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