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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 237 m/e 04/1909
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9237 m/e 03/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8336 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 68336 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Reid
Class J88
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J8804/1909
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Cowlairs Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 04/1909
Withdrawal w/e Mon 28/05/1962
Service Life 53 yrs, 1 mth , 27 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1909
EFD   Eastfield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 17/05/1952
65A   Eastfield 4w/e 14/06/1952
65E   Kipps 4w/e 15/05/1954
65D   Dawsholm 4w/e 22/10/1960
     Withdrawn w/e 28/05/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 65A Eastfield 4w/e 14/06/1952
ALLOC 65E Kipps 4w/e 15/05/1954
ALLOC 65D Dawsholm 4w/e 22/10/1960
WDN   w/e 28/05/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Cowlairs Works 'J.88' No. 68336 EFD was ex Works W/E 12/3 without let-tering, the number being on the lower half of the tanks, while No. 69124 EFD also without lettering, had the number on the middle of the tanks. No. 90004 THJ was ex Works on 4/4, lettered 'British Railways'; 'Class 0.7' and the shed were painted on the buffer beam. No. 62405 The Fair Maid was ex Works W/E 26/3, painted black and fully lined, this being the first 'D.29' to be dealt with in this style. SLS/194905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1909 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 237
Built at Cowlairs Works
   
03/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 9237    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8336    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Eastfield (EFD)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68336    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (65A)    
15/05/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Kipps (65E)    
22/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Dawsholm (65D)    
28/05/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 68336    

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