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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 559 m/e 07/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3559 m/e 08/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4208 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 64208 m/e 07/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt / N. Gresley
Class J6
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 273
Works Number 1394
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 07/1913
Withdrawal Mon 24/04/1961
Service Life 47 yrs, 9 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1913
ARD   Ardsley on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 24/04/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 24/04/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1939 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
23/04/1961 Doncaster Works (Scrap Road) New Erecting Shop: D2390/1, D3452, E3056/61-5. Stripping Road: D2402, D3152, D3487, 60033/8/9/64/83/8/95/8, 61814/49, 62049, 68945/90, 70010/35. Scrap Road: 64208/23/36, 64804/74/82, 68903/16/27/70/81, Crimpsall: 43149, 61384, 70001. Outside Crimpsall: DEPT7, 60143, 70053, 73012. Erecting Shop: D3445/89, D5573, D8217, 13252, 13326, 43126/44, 60020/40/63/8/75/90, 60126, 60520/8, 61162, 61205/11, 61363, 61897, 62025/42/60, 63985. Outside Erecting Shop: 60015, 61927, 62011. Paint Shop: D341, D2389, D5695, E3059/60, 60047/67, 60141, 60536, 61094, 73065. Works Shunters: DEPT10, DEPT11. SLS/196106

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1913 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 559
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1394
   
08/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3559    
06/1939 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4208    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ardsley (ARD)    
07/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 64208    
24/04/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 64208    
05/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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