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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 215 m/e 07/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3215 m/e 11/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8914 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 68914 m/e 08/1950
Departmental 11 m/e 02/1961

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J51/207/1919
J50/2 (0-6-0T)02/1931
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 289
Works Number 1496
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 07/1919 to Ardsley (ARD)
Withdrawal Sat 12/11/1960
Service Life 41 yrs, 4 mths , 13 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ARD   Ardsley (New) m/e 07/1919
ARD   Ardsley on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 12/11/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 12/11/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/01/1959 Doncaster Works (Yard) Erecting Shop-60162 (64B), 60003 (34A), 60035 (64B), 60017 (34A), 60145 (52A), 60103 (34A), 62030 (52C), 73000 (41B), 73155 (41C), 61122 (36A), 61971 (32A), 61889 (31B), 61820 (30F), 61890 (31B), 68987 (34B), 61162 (36A), 61846 (53A), 61409 (40B), 60001 (52A), 61158 (36A), 60526/502 (50A), 60039 (34A), 60152 (64B), 60026 (34A), 60520 (34F). Paint Shop-D3321 (52B), D3148 (51L), D5308 (34B), D6101/2 (34B), 60117 (56C), 61925 (36A), 60160 (64B), 62032 (31B). Yard-70030 (32A), 68914 (56B), 73016 (41C), 63940 (34F), D3079 (53A), 60508 (34E), 11182 (40A), 63975 (36A), 60063 (34F), 60095 (12C), 61816 (31B), 61406 (40B). Diesel Shop-E5001/2 motors in, D2050/1 motors in, 11106 (51C), 13147/51 (51L). Withdrawn-64216/7, 61606/48/22, 69493, 67397, 69544, 64201/74/6, 69551, 69593, 64205/49, 64183. SLS/195902
19/12/1960 Doncaster Works (Crimpsall Yard) New Erecting Shop: E3057-63, D3329, 12125, and frames for three new diesel shunters. Stripping Road: 60113, 60507/10/32, 61083, 61141/51, 73074. Scrap Road: 61771, 62666, 63950/3, 641S2,48875 68943/7, 69293, 69581. Erecting Shop: 43148, 60004/15/25/74/86, 60109, 60539, 61044, 61177, 61314, 61807, 73097, D3475/86, D8020. Erecting Shop Yard: 60058/66, 60144/5, 61266/85, 63923, D3487. Crimpsall Yard: 63944, 68911/4. Paint Shop: 60006, 60531. 61279, 61366, 61862, 62022/56, 63935, D312, D2113, D2207, D5675-7, E3056. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1919 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 215
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1496
Allocated to Ardsley (ARD)
   
11/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3215    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8914    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ardsley (ARD)    
08/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68914    
12/11/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 68914    
02/1961 Renumbered Renumbered to 11    

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