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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 593 m/e 04/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8945 m/e 03/1946
British Railways 68945 m/e 07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 306
Works Number 1642
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 04/1926
Withdrawal Fri 21/04/1961
Service Life 35 yrs , 21 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1926
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
DON   Doncaster w/e 16/04/1949
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 04/10/1952
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 18/10/1952
     Withdrawn on 21/04/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster w/e 16/04/1949
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 04/10/1952
WDN   on 21/04/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
23/04/1961 Doncaster Works (Stripping Road) New Erecting Shop: D2390/1, D3452, E3056/61-5. Stripping Road: D2402, D3152, D3487, 60033/8/9/64/83/8/95/8, 61814/49, 62049, 68945/90, 70010/35. Scrap Road: 64208/23/36, 64804/74/82, 68903/16/27/70/81, Crimpsall: 43149, 61384, 70001. Outside Crimpsall: DEPT7, 60143, 70053, 73012. Erecting Shop: D3445/89, D5573, D8217, 13252, 13326, 43126/44, 60020/40/63/8/75/90, 60126, 60520/8, 61162, 61205/11, 61363, 61897, 62025/42/60, 63985. Outside Erecting Shop: 60015, 61927, 62011. Paint Shop: D341, D2389, D5695, E3059/60, 60047/67, 60141, 60536, 61094, 73065. Works Shunters: DEPT10, DEPT11. SLS/196106

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1926 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 593
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1642
   
03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8945    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68945    
16/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
18/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
21/04/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68945    

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