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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 611 m/e 02/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8984 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 68984 m/e 03/1949

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 02/1939
Withdrawal w/e Mon 25/03/1963
Service Life 24 yrs, 1 mth , 22 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1939
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 25/03/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 25/03/1963

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 611
Built at Gorton Works
   
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8984    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68984    
25/03/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 68984    

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