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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1205 m/e 09/1897
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4205 m/e 11/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8809 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 68809 m/e 08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 203
Works Number 739
To Service During 09/1897
Withdrawal Tue 11/09/1956
Service Life 59 yrs , 11 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1897
KX   Kings Cross on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
35C   Spital Bridge 4w/e 14/02/1953
35A   New England 5w/e 17/12/1955
     Withdrawn on 11/09/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 35C Spital Bridge 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 31/12/1955
WDN   on 11/09/1956

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1897 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1205
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 739
   
11/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 4205    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8809    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX)    
08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68809    
14/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Spital Bridge (35C)    
17/12/1955 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
11/09/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 68809    

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