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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2790 m/e 03/1930
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8973 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 68973 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 318
Works Number 1734
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 03/1930
Withdrawal Tue 21/07/1959
Service Life 29 yrs, 4 mths , 23 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1930
FRO   Frodingham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 25/07/1953
36C   Frodingham 5w/e 24/07/1954
36A   Doncaster w/e 31/01/1959
     Withdrawn on 21/07/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC FRO Frodingham on 29/12/1946
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 17/07/1954
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 21/02/1959
WDN   on 21/07/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/08/1959 Doncaster Works (Awaiting cut up) Paint shop- D223, D2066, D2265, D3060, 60075/511, 61825, 73010/165; Weigh-house- D224, D2065, 60006, 61211, 62054, 63934; New Erecting shop- D2067/8/9, E5010-4, D3070, D3137/49, D3230/2/3I; Crimpsall shops-No. 2 Bay- 12113, 13254, D3072, 61185, 61809/62/73/903/27, 63930/48, 68904/65; Crimpsall shops-No. 4 Bay- 60016/20/77/90/4/129/50/536; 61210, 62057 an 63957 on south side with Service loco 4; Stripping-60038/82, 61813/39, 63965, 70000, 73163/6. Awaiting cut up- 61661, 64181/258, 68973, 69515/7/45/8/76/84; Being cut up-60700, 61627, 64246, 69536/9. For condition reports- 61623, 68974, 69526/41/91. In yard D3229 an 11160. SLS/195909

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1930 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2790
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1734
   
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8973    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Frodingham (FRO)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68973    
25/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
24/07/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
31/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
21/07/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68973    

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