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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 617 m/e 08/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8953 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 68953 m/e 08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 307
Works Number 1650
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 08/1926
Withdrawal Fri 24/07/1959
Service Life 32 yrs, 11 mths , 23 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1926
EFD   Eastfield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
66A   Polmadie 4w/e 11/05/1957
     Withdrawn on 24/07/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 66A Polmadie 4w/e 18/05/1957
WDN   on 24/07/1959

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1926 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 617
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1650
   
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8953    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Eastfield (EFD)    
08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68953    
11/05/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
24/07/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68953    

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