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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 227 m/e 12/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3227 m/e 12/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8926 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 68926 m/e 03/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 296
Works Number 1550
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 12/1922 to Ardsley (ARD)
Withdrawal Tue 13/02/1962
Service Life 39 yrs, 2 mths , 14 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ARD   Ardsley (New) m/e 12/1922
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
40B   Immingham 4w/e 14/06/1952
40B   Immingham 5w/e 21/06/1952
36A   Doncaster 5w/e 22/10/1955
34B   Hornsey 5w/e 15/11/1958
36A   Doncaster w/e 15/07/1961
     Withdrawn on 13/02/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 14/06/1952
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 05/11/1955
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 01/11/1958
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 05/08/1961
WDN   on 13/02/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1922 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 227
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1550
Allocated to Ardsley (ARD)
   
12/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3227    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8926    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
03/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 68926    
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
21/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
22/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
15/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
15/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
13/02/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 68926    

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