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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1232 m/e 04/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4232 m/e 06/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8831 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 68831 m/e 11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Sharp Stewart
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 4477
To Service During 04/1899
Withdrawal Tue 20/01/1959
Service Life 59 yrs, 9 mths , 20 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1899
KX   Kings Cross on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
35C   Spital Bridge 4w/e 14/02/1953
35B   Grantham 4w/e 20/02/1954
35A   New England 4w/e 25/05/1956
34A   Kings Cross 5w/e 20/04/1957
     Withdrawn on 20/01/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 35C Spital Bridge 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 35B Grantham 4w/e 20/02/1954
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 26/05/1956
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 20/04/1957
WDN   on 20/01/1959

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1899 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1232
Built at Sharp Stewart, Works Number 4477
   
06/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4232    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8831    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68831    
14/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Spital Bridge (35C)    
20/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
25/05/1956 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
20/01/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68831    

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