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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 972 m/e 09/1894
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3972 m/e 04/1927
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8774 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 68774 m/e 12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J5309/1894
J52/1 (0-6-0ST)12/1923
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 658
To Service During 09/1894
Withdrawal Mon 20/07/1953
Service Life 58 yrs, 10 mths , 19 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1894
HSY   Hornsey on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
37A   Ardsley 4w/e 01/11/1952
37A   Ardsley 4w/e 15/11/1952
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 29/11/1952
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 13/12/1952
     Withdrawn on 20/07/1953

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 37A Ardsley 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 29/11/1952
WDN   on 20/07/1953

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1894 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 972
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 658
   
04/1927 Renumbered Renumbered to 3972    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8774    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hornsey (HSY)    
12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68774    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
13/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
20/07/1953 Withdrawn Condemned as 68774    

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