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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1037 m/e 11/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8959 on 27/01/1946
British Railways 68959 m/e 10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 308
Works Number 1656
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 11/1926
Withdrawal Thu 31/08/1961
Service Life 34 yrs , 10 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1926
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
56B   Ardsley 4w/e 19/10/1957
51F   West Auckland 5w/e 14/06/1958
51A   Darlington w/e 24/01/1959
56A   Wakefield w/e 25/07/1959
56F   Low Moor w/e 07/05/1960
     Withdrawn on 31/08/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 24/01/1959
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 08/08/1959
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 14/05/1960
WDN   on 31/08/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1947 Darlington Works New 'Bl' Class loco. No. 1034 is named Chiru, and Nos. 1035-1039 have had the following names allotted to them:-Pronghorn, Korngum, Jairou, Blacktail, and Steinbok respectively. SLS/194711

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1926 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1037
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1656
   
27/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8959    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68959    
19/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (56B)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
24/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
25/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
07/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
31/08/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68959    

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