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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 69012 m/e 12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 2093
To Service During 12/1949 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Tue 21/02/1961
Service Life 11 yrs, 2 mths , 22 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) m/e 12/1949
32B   Ipswich w/e 28/05/1950
32B   Ipswich 3w/e 31/05/1950
62A   Thornton Junction w/e 03/02/1952
62A   Thornton Junction 4w/e 23/02/1952
     Withdrawn on 21/02/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW DON Doncaster on 23/12/1949
ALLOC 32B Ipswich w/e 28/05/1950
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction w/e 03/02/1952
WDN   on 21/02/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1950 Unreported renumberings The following locos have been reported as renumberd by observations, but whose changes have not been notified by the Eastern and North Eastern regions: 69353, 69674, 69719, 63719, 63951/4/5/6, an 69012/3; the latter pair of 'J.72's' were delivered in the 60000 series! SLS/195007

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1949 To Service To service as British Railways Number 69012
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 2093
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
   
28/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
31/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
03/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
21/02/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 69012    

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