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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1216 m/e 12/1898
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4216 m/e 10/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8815 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 68815 m/e 11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 2921
To Service During 12/1898
Withdrawal Thu 15/05/1958
Service Life 59 yrs, 5 mths , 15 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1898
HSY   Hornsey on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36C   Frodingham 4w/e 01/11/1952
36C   Frodingham 4w/e 15/11/1952
35B   Grantham 4w/e 13/12/1952
35B   Grantham 4w/e 27/12/1952
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 08/01/1958
     Withdrawn on 15/05/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 35B Grantham 4w/e 27/12/1952
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 26/05/1956
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 25/01/1958
WDN   on 15/05/1958

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1898 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1216
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 2921
   
10/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4216    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8815    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hornsey (HSY)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68815    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
13/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
08/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
15/05/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68815    

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