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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 607 m/e 04/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3607 m/e 03/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4256 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 64256 m/e 05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt / N. Gresley
Class J6
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 285
Works Number 1488
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 04/1919
Withdrawal Fri 29/04/1960
Service Life 41 yrs , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1919
HSY   Hornsey on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
38A   Colwick 5w/e 24/03/1956
38C   Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 09/11/1957
9G   Gorton w/e 02/05/1959
     Withdrawn on 29/04/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 38A Colwick 5w/e 31/03/1956
ALLOC 38C Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 30/11/1957
LOAN 15E Leicester (G.C.) on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 15E Leicester (G.C.) on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 9G Gorton 5w/e 02/05/1959
WDN   w/e 30/04/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1940 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/03/1959 Higham Ferrers branch On 2nd and 3rd March J6 64256 (15E) worked the Higham Ferrers branch goods but on 4th March it was put into store at Wellingboro-the passenger service was being worked by 84007. SLS/195904

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1919 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 607
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1488
   
03/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3607    
01/1940 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4256    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hornsey (HSY)    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 64256    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
09/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
02/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
29/04/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 64256    
06/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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