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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Midland & Great Northern Railway 16   05/1905
London and North Eastern Railway (1937) 016   05/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8489   12/1946
British Railways 68489   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Class J93
Company History MGNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Melton Constable Works
To Service During 05/1905
Withdrawal Mon 29/08/1949 off Melton Constable (MC)
Service Life 44 yrs, 3 mths , 30 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1905
     Withdrawn m/e 29/08/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN MEL   on 29/08/1949

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/02/1948 Stratford Works The following locomotives were seen stripped: Nos. *1518, 2620, 4766, 5391, *7118, *7122, *7148, 7203/18, an 9659, while in the process of being stripped were: Nos. 1623/39/52, 5522, an 8529. The following were in course of erection: Nos. 1046/7, 1609/10/21/31/53/59/61/2/3/6 an 8764; No. 4889 was complete, and No. 1553 was apparently in for examination. Awaiting Works at various points were: Nos. 1509/*44/78, 1624, 2536/63, 2590, 2602, 4663/89, *5360/*80/3, 5400/10/18/52, 5506, *7119/*20. *7130/*1/*2/*5/*6/*7/*44/*7/83, 7219/26/37, *7511/*2, 8168/74, 8213, 8372, *8485/*8/9, 8791/6, 8854 an 9604. *Officially withdrawn. The Paint Shop produced the following all newly painted, lettered 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' in yellow paint and prefixed 'E': Nos. 1056, 4687, 5565, an 8376. No. 8082 was stored here. The first locomotive to have been lettered in the above new style was No. 8619, which in addition was painted green and is now to be seen at Liverpool Street, acting as station pilot. The Running Shed produced the following additional locomotives painted in the new style: Nos. 1045, 1664, an 1667 SLS/194803
20/08/1949 Stratford Works On 20/8 the Repair Shop contained the following: Nos. 1542, 2501/07/90, 64667/91, 65440, 5551, 8317, 8576, 8654, 9633, 69653, 9685. The last M. & G.N. 'J.93' tank-No. 8489-is in Stratford Yard. Stratford still paints 'British Railways' on tanks and tenders which do not carry the crest. SLS/194909

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1905 To Service To service as Midland & Great Northern Railway Number 16
Built at Melton Constable Works
   
05/1938 Renumbered Renumbered to 016    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8489    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 68489 but not taken up    
29/08/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 8489 from Melton Constable (MC)    

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