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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 961 m/e 07/1893
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3961 m/e 10/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8764 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 68764 m/e 04/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J5307/1893
J52/1 (0-6-0ST)12/1925
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 618
To Service During 07/1893
Withdrawal w/e Mon 01/11/1954
Service Life 61 yrs, 4 mths , 2 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1893
KX   Kings Cross on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 01/11/1954

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 01/11/1954
WDN   on 19/10/1960

* 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 *Officially withdrawn.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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1893 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 961
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 618
   
10/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3961    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8764    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX)    
04/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 68764    
01/11/1954 Withdrawn Condemned as 68764    

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