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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1239 m/e 04/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4239 m/e 06/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8838 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 68838 m/e 09/1950

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 4484
To Service During 04/1899
Withdrawal Tue 07/08/1956
Service Life 57 yrs, 4 mths , 7 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1899
KX   Kings Cross on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 07/08/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 07/08/1956

* 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 1239
Built at Sharp Stewart, Works Number 4484
   
06/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4239    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8838    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX)    
09/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68838    
07/08/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 68838    

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