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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 968 m/e 01/1894
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3968 m/e 02/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8770 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 68770 m/e 01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J5301/1894
J52/1 (0-6-0ST)03/1924
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 640
To Service During 01/1894
Withdrawal Wed 05/08/1953
Service Life 59 yrs, 7 mths , 5 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1894
KX   Kings Cross on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
34B   Hornsey w/e 01/12/1951
39B   Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 01/11/1952
39B   Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 15/11/1952
37A   Ardsley 4w/e 14/02/1953
     Withdrawn on 05/08/1953

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34B Hornsey w/e 01/12/1951
ALLOC 39B Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 37A Ardsley 4w/e 21/02/1953
WDN   on 05/08/1953
WDN   on 19/10/1960

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1894 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 968
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 640
   
02/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 3968    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8770    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX)    
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68770    
01/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (39B)    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (39B)    
14/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
05/08/1953 Withdrawn Condemned as 68770    

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