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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 224 m/e 11/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3224 m/e 02/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8923 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 68923 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 296
Works Number 1547
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 11/1922 to Ardsley (ARD)
Withdrawal Wed 13/12/1961
Service Life 39 yrs, 1 mth , 12 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ARD   Ardsley (New) m/e 11/1922
BRD   Bristol Bath Road m/e 01/1936
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
56F   Low Moor 4w/e 08/02/1958
     Withdrawn on 13/12/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 25/01/1958
WDN   on 13/12/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1943 Doncaster Notes (engines lettered 'NE') No. 2005, converted to Class 'A,' was due out 16/1. Another 'Q.4' 5048 is on hand for conversion to 'Q.1.' Other arrivals for works are 3838, 3465 an 4993. Streamlined 'B.17' 2870 has left works after a 'general,' also 'J.55' 3859 (BFD). Following on the previous list of engines lettered 'NE' at Plant:- October: 2957, 4474, 1125, 4513, 180, 4003, 4663, 4340, 3488, 4266, 2572, 4655, 3497, 1158, 1367, 4471, 1312, 4312, 3350, 4601, 1141, 4377, 2598, 4490, 2859, 2555, 2461, 483, 3076, 4637, 590, 2766, 4834, 4664, 1118, 4888, 2394, 3224, 4594, 4462, November: 3476, 2439, 4871, 4594, 4646, 4008, 2960, 601, 4053, 4805, 2426, 118, 135, 2563, 112, 1300, 4035, 4449, 4246, 4884, 2744, 4843, 3298, 2417, 5961, 178, 4495, 608, 2958, 2579, 2453, 3050, 125, 114, 4853, 3500, 3494, 2593, 3167. December: 3821, 4497, 4414, 4426, 3276, 4824, 586, 4545, 3621, 4018, 4225, 587, 3275 4793, 2546, 4456, 3819, 4851, 4316, 3631, 3819, 599, 3010, 3593, 17, 3387, 6139, 3498, 1156, 2870, 4240, 2955, 3232, 3047. SLS/194302
28/11/1953 Darlington Works North Road have cut up 65022 an 65497 from E.R. also 'Sentinel' 8137 (still L.N.E.R. lettering and numbers). Waiting Works are: 68035/923/68/71, 61017/60/71, 61214/55, 61422, 62773, 63357/72, 63468, 67635/69, 67761/6/7, 69783, 90016/55/162/8/430/4/633/96. 67669 is dual fitted. 69783 has a chimney like the old A6 class carried. SLS/195402

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1922 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 224
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1547
Allocated to Ardsley (ARD)
   
02/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 3224    
01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BRD)    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8923    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68923    
08/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
13/12/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68923    

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