Menu

Quick Search

Enter locomotive number in the box below and press 'Go'!

Content is coming here as you probably can see. Content is coming here as you probably can see.


?

In Touch

Donations

Counter

Ad Visitor Statistics
» 10 Online
» 439 Today
» 4397 Yesterday
» 18242 Week
» 71258 Month
» 190785 Year
» 3217638 Total
Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
(Free MySQL Counter)
prev prev
Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1255 m/e 12/1901
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4255 m/e 01/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8854 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 68854 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 227
Works Number 948
To Service During 12/1901
Withdrawal Mon 19/07/1954
Service Life 52 yrs, 7 mths , 19 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1901
KX   Kings Cross on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 19/07/1954

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 19/07/1954

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/02/1948 Stratford Works The following locomotives were seen stripped: Nos. *1518, 2620, 4766, 5391, *7118, *7122, *7148, 7203/18, an 9659, while in the process of being stripped were: Nos. 1623/39/52, 5522, an 8529. The following were in course of erection: Nos. 1046/7, 1609/10/21/31/53/59/61/2/3/6 an 8764; No. 4889 was complete, and No. 1553 was apparently in for examination. Awaiting Works at various points were: Nos. 1509/*44/78, 1624, 2536/63, 2590, 2602, 4663/89, *5360/*80/3, 5400/10/18/52, 5506, *7119/*20. *7130/*1/*2/*5/*6/*7/*44/*7/83, 7219/26/37, *7511/*2, 8168/74, 8213, 8372, *8485/*8/9, 8791/6, 8854 an 9604. *Officially withdrawn. The Paint Shop produced the following all newly painted, lettered 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' in yellow paint and prefixed 'E': Nos. 1056, 4687, 5565, an 8376. No. 8082 was stored here. The first locomotive to have been lettered in the above new style was No. 8619, which in addition was painted green and is now to be seen at Liverpool Street, acting as station pilot. The Running Shed produced the following additional locomotives painted in the new style: Nos. 1045, 1664, an 1667 SLS/194803
24/08/1954 Doncaster Works (scrap roads) On 24/8/54 a visit to the new erecting shop at Doncaster Works revealed the first two (80106-7) of the batch of ten BR standard 2-6-4Ts in early stages of construction and the frames set up for the third (80108). Among engines in the scrap roads, either being cut up or awaiting decision, were 67369 (C12), 67412 (C13), 65002 (J1), 65020 (J2), 65493/95 (J5), 68854/59 (J52), and 69437/82 (N1). A2/1 60507 (64B) was resplendent outside the paint 'shop after general repair. SLS/195410

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1901 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1255
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 948
   
01/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4255    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8854    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68854    
19/07/1954 Withdrawn Condemned as 68854    

prev prev