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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 838 m/e 12/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9838 m/e 03/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8322 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 68322 m/e 04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Reid
Class J88
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J8812/1904
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Cowlairs Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 12/1904
Withdrawal Thu 18/12/1958
Service Life 54 yrs , 18 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1904
THJ   Thornton Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 18/12/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 18/12/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/10/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 29/8 to 1/10: These included Nos. 61002/76, 61132, 1278, 61741/55/75, 1776, 61787, 61885, 61924, 62413/34, 2458, 62459, 2472, 62481, 3148, 63194, 64588, 4598, 4710, 4852/70, 4928, 64944, 4950, 5900, 65907, 7466, 67498, 67626/59/61, 68322, 8343, 8451/70/78, 69192, 69201/22, 9224, ex L.M.S. 4786, 44793, 54654, 56038, ex W.D. 77039/63, 77313/24, 90774. The only classes noted ex Cowlairs so far with the crest are 'B.1', 'J.39', 'K.2', 'K.3' and W.D. 2-8-0 and 2-10-0. No former N.B. engines have been noted with the crest, but many are lined in the latest style. SLS/194911

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1904 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 838
Built at Cowlairs Works
   
03/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 9838    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8322    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Thornton Junction (THJ)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68322    
18/12/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68322    

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