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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1274 m/e 10/1905
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4274 m/e 03/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8873 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 68873 m/e 11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 242
Works Number 1090
To Service During 10/1905
Withdrawal Fri 30/09/1955
Service Life 50 yrs

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1905
KX   Kings Cross on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
34B   Hornsey w/e 01/12/1951
38A   Colwick 4w/e 19/07/1952
38A   Colwick 4w/e 09/08/1952
     Withdrawn on 30/09/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34B Hornsey w/e 01/12/1951
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 09/08/1952
WDN   on 30/09/1955

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1905 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1274
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1090
   
03/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4274    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8873    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68873    
01/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
19/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
09/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
30/09/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 68873    

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