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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 629 m/e 05/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3629 m/e 11/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4268 m/e 08/1946
British Railways 64268 m/e 02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt / N. Gresley
Class J6
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 287
Works Number 1511
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 05/1920
Withdrawal Wed 18/01/1961
Service Life 40 yrs, 8 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1920
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
37A   Ardsley 3w/e 16/06/1956
56C   Copley Hill (Leeds) w/e 10/10/1959
     Withdrawn on 18/01/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 37A Ardsley 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 56C Copley Hill (Leeds) 4w/e 31/10/1959
WDN   on 18/01/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1940 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1949 Doncaster Works Locomotives in Works at the end of January, included Nos. 53, 88, 90, 95, 110, 800/59/84/93, 922/30/44/67, 3491, 3959/75/85, 4200/68, 5005/08/14 an 60045. 884, 930 and 3959 were in for light repairs. The following are ex Works painted green:-Nos. 60514 an 60524, while those painted black and fully lined are: Nos. 1904/14, 61139/44/93, 61805 an 61883. New 'A.1' No. 60123 was ready for trial, but the next batch of six were held up awaiting materials. SLS/194903

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1920 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 629
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1511
   
11/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3629    
04/1940 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4268    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 64268    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
10/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (56C)    
18/01/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 64268    
02/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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