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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 116 m/e 05/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9116 m/e 04/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8340 on 10/03/1946
British Railways 68340 m/e 07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Reid
Class J88
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J8805/1912
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Cowlairs Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 05/1912
Withdrawal Fri 28/02/1958
Service Life 45 yrs, 9 mths , 29 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1912
STM   St Margarets on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 28/02/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 28/02/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/07/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 6/6 to 9/7: These included Nos. 1221, 61245, 61308, 1726/32, 61772/89, 61936, 2461/81/90, 2689, 62692, 63177, 4541, 64567, 4591, 64625, 4706, 64790, 4864, 64915, 5925/31, 67475/78, 8120, 8338/40, 68499, 8551, 9129/32, 69144, 9157/66/92, 70802, 77442, ex L.M.S. Nos. 45086, 7162, 54651. During June, locomotives were still being turned out lettered 'British Railways' from this Works. SLS/194908

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1912 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 116
Built at Cowlairs Works
   
04/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 9116    
10/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8340    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Margarets (STM)    
07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68340    
28/02/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68340    

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