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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 523 m/e 09/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3523 m/e 04/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4172 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 64172 m/e 11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt / N. Gresley
Class J6
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J609/1911
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 266
Works Number 1313
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 09/1911
Withdrawal Mon 07/03/1960
Service Life 48 yrs, 6 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1911
GRA   Grantham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
35A   New England 4w/e 14/06/1952
35A   New England 5w/e 21/06/1952
40F   Boston 4w/e 08/01/1958
     Withdrawn on 07/03/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 14/06/1952
ALLOC 40F Boston 4w/e 25/01/1958
WDN   on 07/03/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1940 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/05/1958 Spalding MPD Spalding, ex M. & G.N. shed is no longer supplied by New England but by Boston. On 11th May the following were on shed-D2234, 43059/ 61/2/4/5/80/3/5, 61756, 64171/2/91, 64231 /78 an 68560 all of Boston (40F). SLS/195806

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1911 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 523
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1313		    
04/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3523    
08/1940 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4172    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Grantham (GRA)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 64172    
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
21/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
08/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (40F)    
03/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
07/03/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 64172    

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