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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1287 m/e 02/1909
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4287 m/e 02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8886 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 68886 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 257
Works Number 1222
To Service During 02/1909
Withdrawal Mon 25/11/1957
Service Life 48 yrs, 9 mths , 25 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1909
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36E   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) 3w/e 12/11/1955
36A   Doncaster 5w/e 17/12/1955
     Withdrawn on 25/11/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) 4w/e 05/11/1955
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 03/12/1955
WDN   on 25/11/1957

* 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 1287
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1222
   
02/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4287    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8886    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68886    
12/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
17/12/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
25/11/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 68886    

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