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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1059 m/e 07/1896
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4059 m/e 03/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8796 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 68796 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J5307/1896
J52/1 (0-6-0ST)05/1926
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Neilson, Reid & Co.
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 5030
To Service During 07/1896
Withdrawal Thu 03/11/1955
Service Life 59 yrs, 4 mths , 4 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1896
HSY   Hornsey on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 01/11/1952
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 15/11/1952
     Withdrawn on 03/11/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 01/11/1952
WDN   on 03/11/1955

* 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 *Officially withdrawn.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
07/1896 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1059
Built at Neilson, Reid & Co., Works Number 5030
   
03/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 4059    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8796    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hornsey (HSY)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68796    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
03/11/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 68796    

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