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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 174 m/e 04/1915
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3174 m/e 11/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8906 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 68906 m/e 04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J51/204/1915
J50/2 (0-6-0T)05/1932
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 280
Works Number 1462
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 04/1915 to Ardsley (ARD)
Withdrawal Wed 06/05/1959
Service Life 44 yrs, 1 mth , 5 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ARD   Ardsley (New) m/e 04/1915
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
34B   Hornsey 5w/e 21/03/1953
     Withdrawn on 06/05/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 21/03/1953
WDN   on 06/05/1959

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1915 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 174
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1462
Allocated to Ardsley (ARD)
   
11/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 3174    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8906    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68906    
21/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
06/05/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68906    

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