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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 600 m/e 11/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8979 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 68979 m/e 08/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 11/1938
Withdrawal Mon 06/02/1961
Service Life 22 yrs, 3 mths , 6 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1938
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
FRO   Frodingham w/e 05/03/1949
36B   Mexborough w/e 16/10/1950
36B   Mexborough 4w/e 21/10/1950
40B   Immingham 4w/e 25/07/1953
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 19/03/1955
     Withdrawn on 06/02/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC FRO Frodingham w/e 05/03/1949
ALLOC 36B Mexborough w/e 16/10/1950
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 26/03/1955
WDN   on 06/02/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1952 Locomotives still carrying old numbers (LNER) Engines running with L.N.E. Numbers. (March 1952) 1423, 1879, 2364, 2372, 2395, 2620, 2654, 2659, 3573, 3585, 3647, 3913, 4114, 4117, 4140, 4368, 4642, 5177, 5213, 5297, 5331, 5343, 5565, 7461, 7465, 7470, 7471, 7488, 7500, 7604, 7606, 7625, 8000/1, 8091/6, 8103/8/9/10/21/24/30/31/34-38, 8142/3/5/9, 8154/7, 8161/8, 8173/6/7/8, 8249, 8298, 8316, 8343/54, 8405/94, 8504/14/25/68, 8619/64, 8788/95, 8915/74/79, 9143, 9271/73, 9322, 9707. Uncertain: 851, 6480/1, 9290, 9920 (? done and not reported). SLS/195206
19/02/1961 Doncaster Works (Scrap Road) New Erecting Shop: D3063, D2385-9, E3056-61. New Erecting Shop Yard: E3062. Scrap Road: DEPT2, DEPT9, 61766, 64231, 68623, 68875, 68930/47/79, 69574. Stripping Road: D3452/85, 60010/23/92, 60118/36/40, 60529, 61950, 63943, 64878/85, 68943, 76032. Erecting Shop: D2233, D2402, D3165, D3575, D3630, D8210, 43081, 60030/1/68, 60103/10/29/39, 60521, 61138, 61254, 61313/8, 61807, 61901/13/61, 62032/50, 63926/86, 73001. Outside Erecting Shop: 60021/41, 61150, 61234, 61926, 63964, 73096. Crimpsall: 60133, 62039. Paint Shop: D318/33, D5686/7, D6708/9, D8046, 43152, 60514/34, 61096, 70054. Outside Paint Shop: 60124, 60522, 61165, 61954. Works Shunters: DEPT10 (ex-68911), DEPT11 (ex-68914), 68977. SLS/196104
19/03/1961 Doncaster Works (Scrap Yard) New Erecting Shop: D2388/9, E3059-64. Stripping Road: D2402, D3489, 13252, 60040, 61144, 61227, 61828, 62013, 63954, 68522, 68869/90, 68916, 69572; Scrap Yard: 64729/87, with 64746, 68875, 68979, 69586 being cut-up. Crimpsall: 60047/90, 61066, 62061. Outside Crimpsall: 60026, 60532, 61971. Erecting Shop: 13326, D3452, D5564, D8214, D9002, 43092, 43151, 60014/28/53/8, 60102/33/8, 61066/73, 61819/32/43/89, 61939, 62009, 63949/68, 70039, 76032. Outside Erecting Shop: D2400, 60128, 68925. Weigh House: D336. Outside Weigh House: 61950. Paint Shop: D320/37, D2387, D5690/1, D6712, D9000, E3058, 60041, 60118/36, 60529, 61835, 73096. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196105

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 600
Built at Gorton Works
   
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8979    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
05/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
16/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
21/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
08/1952 Renumbered Renumbered to 68979    
25/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
19/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
06/02/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68979    

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