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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1241 m/e 05/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4241 m/e 10/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8840 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 68840 m/e 04/1948

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 4486
To Service During 05/1899
Withdrawal Mon 27/01/1958
Service Life 58 yrs, 8 mths , 28 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1899
NWE   New England on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36A   Doncaster 5w/e 20/04/1957
     Withdrawn on 27/01/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 20/04/1957
WDN   on 27/01/1958

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1899 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1241
Built at Sharp Stewart, Works Number 4486
   
10/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 4241    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8840    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - New England (NWE)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68840    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
27/01/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68840    

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