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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 75139 m/e 10/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8015 m/e 08/1946
British Railways 68015 m/e 11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class J94
Company History LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Hunslet Engineering Co. Ltd.
Works Number 3190
To Service During 10/1944
Withdrawal Thu 22/08/1963
Service Life 18 yrs, 10 mths , 23 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1944
BLA   Blaydon on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
DAR   Darlington w/e 26/03/1949
56B   Ardsley w/e 07/01/1961
     Withdrawn on 22/08/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DAR Darlington w/e 26/03/1949
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 5w/e 10/11/1962
WDN   on 22/08/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1948 Extended bunker fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/12/1948 Darlington Works Further new Class 'A.1' locomotives, Nos. 60134-37, ex North Road bear Works, Nos. 2053-56, in order. Locomotives awaiting Works: Nos. 970, 1642/44/72, 2344/65/90, 2715, E2718, 3292, E3311, E3314, 3399, 3420, 5100, 5856, 7283, 7636/69, 8015, 8275, 8313, 8698, 8745, 9792, 9842/89, 60942, 62737/64, 63290, 67672, 67719/23 (both light repairs), 69784. The following were sent to the scrap yard:-Nos. 3253/92/95, 3323/27, 8090 an 9103.
Locomotives ex Works: Nos. 60507 (unlined black, new chimney), 61019, 61627/38, 62371/91, 62708/47, 63140, 63344/58, 65706/17, 65803/14/32/52/83/89, 67300, 67311 (auto fitted), 67312, 67688, 68014 (altered bunker), 68245/95, 68426, 68678 (vacuum ejector), 68699, 69776, 69841/81/91, 69862 (first 'A.8' to be lined out), 69881/91, 'Austerity' 77050, 77195/99, 77329.
SLS/194901
30/04/1949 Darlington Works New work April: Nos. 60146 an 60147. Locomotives awaiting Works during April included: Nos. 888, 1035, 61199, 1224, 1405, 61625, 1668, 2726, 62753. 2760, 3044, 3260, 3275, 63286, 5044/68, 5109, 65633/50, 5653, 65684, 5858, 65868, 7278, 7675, 67729 (light re-pair), 67739 (damaged), 8156, 69842, Class '8' W.D. 77037, 77178 an 79206. Broken up: Nos. 63286, 3316, 65633/84.
Locomotives ex Works during April included: Nos. 60816, 61023, 61215/40/57, 61422, 61434 (rebuilt), 61648, 62700/03/64/67, 63348/80/92, 63411, 65110, 65739, 65821/44, 67722 (light repair), 68015/27, 68409/14/32, 68705, 69107, 69391, 69835/36/88, Class '8' W.D. 90382, 90449 (light repair) and 90460.
SLS/194906
30/11/1960 Ardsley MPD J94s 68008/11/5/45 have been transferred for working the E & W Yorkshire Union branch from Lofthouse in place of J52s 68869/75 which have been placed in store-the last two in main line stock. SLS/196103

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1944 To Service To service as WD Number 75139
Built at Hunslet Engineering Co. Ltd., Works Number 3190
   
08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8015    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Blaydon (BLA)    
11/1948 Modification Modification: Extended bunker fitted    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68015    
26/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
07/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (56B)    
22/08/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 68015    

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