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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 218 m/e 08/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3218 m/e 10/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8917 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 68917 m/e 08/1948
Departmental 12 m/e 09/1962

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J51/208/1919
J50/2 (0-6-0T)10/1932
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 289
Works Number 1499
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 08/1919 to Ardsley (ARD)
Withdrawal During 05/1965
Service Life 45 yrs, 8 mths , 30 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ARD   Ardsley (New) m/e 08/1919
ARD   Ardsley on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
DON   Doncaster w/e 04/12/1948
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 01/11/1952
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 15/11/1952
36A   Doncaster w/e 15/07/1961
     Withdrawn (To departmental stock)   09/1962
     Withdrawn m/e 05/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster w/e 04/12/1948
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 05/08/1961

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1919 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 218
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1499
Allocated to Ardsley (ARD)
   
10/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3218    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8917    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ardsley (ARD)    
08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68917    
04/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
15/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
09/1962 Renumbered Renumbered to 12    
05/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 12    

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