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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 605 m/e 12/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8981 on 20/01/1946
British Railways 68981 m/e 09/1948

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 12/1938
Withdrawal Wed 19/04/1961
Service Life 22 yrs, 4 mths , 20 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1938
CLK   Colwick on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
LEI   Leicester (G.C.) w/e 03/12/1949
38A   Colwick 4w/e 20/09/1952
38A   Colwick 4w/e 04/10/1952
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 01/11/1952
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 15/11/1952
     Withdrawn on 19/04/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LEI Leicester (G.C.) w/e 03/12/1949
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 01/11/1952
WDN   on 19/04/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
23/04/1961 Doncaster Works (Scrap Road) New Erecting Shop: D2390/1, D3452, E3056/61-5. Stripping Road: D2402, D3152, D3487, 60033/8/9/64/83/8/95/8, 61814/49, 62049, 68945/90, 70010/35. Scrap Road: 64208/23/36, 64804/74/82, 68903/16/27/70/81, Crimpsall: 43149, 61384, 70001. Outside Crimpsall: DEPT7, 60143, 70053, 73012. Erecting Shop: D3445/89, D5573, D8217, 13252, 13326, 43126/44, 60020/40/63/8/75/90, 60126, 60520/8, 61162, 61205/11, 61363, 61897, 62025/42/60, 63985. Outside Erecting Shop: 60015, 61927, 62011. Paint Shop: D341, D2389, D5695, E3059/60, 60047/67, 60141, 60536, 61094, 73065. Works Shunters: DEPT10, DEPT11. SLS/196106

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 605
Built at Gorton Works
   
20/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8981    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Colwick (CLK)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68981    
03/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (LEI)    
20/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
19/04/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68981    

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