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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 616 m/e 08/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8952 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 68952 m/e 01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 307
Works Number 1649
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 08/1926
Withdrawal Wed 17/08/1960
Service Life 34 yrs , 17 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1926
STM   St Margarets on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
65A   Eastfield 4w/e 26/01/1952
     Withdrawn on 17/08/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STM St Margarets 4w/e 23/03/1946
ALLOC 65A Eastfield 4w/e 26/01/1952
WDN   on 17/08/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during November: These included Nos. 60501/05, 61002, 1293, 61701/49/86/88, 61857, 61909, 2422, 62426, 62706, 3049, 3126, 4548/90, 4615/16, 4706, 64794, 4842, 4923/41, 5902, 65907, 5909/12/26, 7477, 67608, 8121, 8445, 8503, 8952, 9143/76/88, 69199, 9205, 90004, 73798, 77342/71. SLS/195001
31/12/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during December: These included Nos. 61061, 1724, 61909/94, 62411/17/29/55, 2462/69, 62472, 2480, 62485/98, 62675, 2691, 63019/63, 3172, 64527, 4568/74/77, 4922, 5908, 8453, 8952, 68958, 9133, 69150, 9193, 69221, 9518/64, 73777, 77016, 79306, 90313. SLS/195002

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1926 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 616
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1649
   
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8952    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Margarets (STM)    
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68952    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (65A)    
17/08/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 68952    

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