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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1243 m/e 05/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4243 m/e 05/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8842 m/e 03/1946
British Railways 68842 m/e 12/1948

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 4488
To Service During 05/1899
Withdrawal Sat 26/07/1958
Service Life 59 yrs, 2 mths , 26 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1899
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36E   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) 4w/e 17/09/1955
36A   Doncaster 5w/e 22/10/1955
     Withdrawn on 26/07/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 05/11/1955
WDN   on 26/07/1958

* 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 1243
Built at Sharp Stewart, Works Number 4488
   
05/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4243    
03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8842    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68842    
17/09/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
22/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
26/07/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68842    

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