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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1286 m/e 02/1909
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4286 m/e 01/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8885 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 68885 m/e 06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 257
Works Number 1221
To Service During 02/1909
Withdrawal Tue 18/09/1956
Service Life 47 yrs, 7 mths , 18 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1909
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
34C   Hatfield 4w/e 29/12/1951
34A   Kings Cross 4w/e 19/02/1955
     Withdrawn on 18/09/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34C Hatfield 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 26/02/1955
WDN   on 18/09/1956

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1909 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1286
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1221
   
01/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4286    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8885    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68885    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hatfield (34C)    
19/02/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
18/09/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 68885    

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