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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 69017 m/e 01/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 2098
To Service During 01/1951 to Darlington (DAR)
Withdrawal Mon 30/04/1962
Service Life 11 yrs, 3 mths , 30 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
53B   Hull Botanic Gardens 4w/e 30/06/1950
DAR   Darlington (New) m/e 01/1951
52A   Gateshead w/e 20/06/1959
51C   West Hartlepool w/e 11/07/1959
51A   Darlington w/e 25/07/1959
     Withdrawn on 30/04/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 08/08/1959
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 6w/e 11/11/1961
WDN   w/e 30/04/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
14/07/1962 Darlington Works (Scrap Yard) Erecting Shop: D15, D238, D347, D2232/42, D2701, D3075, D3237, D5112, D4190-2 undercoats, D4193-5 motors fitted to body shells, 43054, 60876, 60955/7, 61018, 63343, 63409/10/26, 68037, 90322, 90622/51, 92061/2. Stripping Shop: 65786, 90008, 90132. Outside Stripping Shop: 63423, 65757. Crossing: D24, D244/6/83, D2604. Diesel Shunter Test House: D4189 painted. Sidings: 60953/62/81, 61010, 63368, 63456, 65099, 65720, 65807, 67634, 67788, 68014, 69026, 90113, 92034. Scrap Yard: 61077 being cut up, 61063, 61265/98, 61415/9/43/50/1, 65693, 65751, 67666, 67753/95 partially dismantled, 61411-3/60, 65695, 65741, 67601/23/60, 67707/47/50/75, 68052, 68707, 69017/97 intact. SLS/196209

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
30/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
01/1951 To Service To service as British Railways Number 69017
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 2098
Allocated to Darlington (DAR)
   
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
11/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
25/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
30/04/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 69017    

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