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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 798 m/e 09/1900
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9798 m/e 10/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8445 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 68445 m/e 12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer M. Holmes
Class J83
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J8309/1900
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Neilson, Reid & Co.
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 5736
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 09/1900
Withdrawal w/e Mon 08/10/1962
Service Life 62 yrs, 1 mth , 7 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1900
KPS   Kipps on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 08/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 08/10/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
24/08/1947 Eastfield MPD On 24/8 the locos. on shed ex works were 'J39' 4923/33; 'J83' 8445 and 'J69' 8623, and further locos. ex works during August that have been noted here are: 'K2' 1757; 'J37' 4541/79/84, 4604/17/21; 'J39' 4711, 4818, 4929; 'C15' 7468; 'J88' 8345; 'J83' 8473 (green); 'N15' 9136/77 an 9222. SLS/194710
30/11/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during November: These included Nos. 60501/05, 61002, 1293, 61701/49/86/88, 61857, 61909, 2422, 62426, 62706, 3049, 3126, 4548/90, 4615/16, 4706, 64794, 4842, 4923/41, 5902, 65907, 5909/12/26, 7477, 67608, 8121, 8445, 8503, 8952, 9143/76/88, 69199, 9205, 90004, 73798, 77342/71. SLS/195001
20/07/1963 Inverurie Works (Scrapped) Shopped during six weeks ended 20th July: 42273, 45176, 61076/346/402, 64549, 65267/323/908/22/6, D5340, D6140/5/6. Scrapped in same period-57607, 64795/946/86, 65261, 67668, 68445/79. SLS/196309

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1900 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 798
Built at Neilson, Reid & Co., Works Number 5736
   
10/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 9798    
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8445    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kipps (KPS)    
12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68445    
08/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 68445    

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