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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1244 m/e 05/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4244 m/e 10/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8843 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 68843 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 4489
To Service During 05/1899
Withdrawal Mon 22/04/1957
Service Life 57 yrs, 11 mths , 23 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1899
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 22/04/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 22/04/1957

* 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 1244
Built at Sharp Stewart, Works Number 4489
   
10/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 4244    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8843    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68843    
22/04/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 68843    

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