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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 221 m/e 10/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3221 m/e 01/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8920 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 68920 m/e 02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 296
Works Number 1544
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 10/1922 to Ardsley (ARD)
Withdrawal Thu 20/07/1961
Service Life 38 yrs, 9 mths , 20 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ARD   Ardsley (New) m/e 10/1922
WFD   Woodford Halse on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
CLK   Colwick w/e 25/06/1949
CLK   Colwick m/e 07/1949
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 04/10/1952
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 18/10/1952
34A   Kings Cross w/e 15/07/1961
     Withdrawn on 20/07/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 25/06/1949
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 04/10/1952
WDN   on 20/07/1961
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 05/08/1961

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1922 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 221
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1544
Allocated to Ardsley (ARD)
   
01/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 3221    
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8920    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Woodford Halse (WFD)    
25/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
02/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68920    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
18/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
15/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
20/07/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68920    

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