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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 71470 m/e 10/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8063 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 68063 m/e 06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class J94
Company History LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Hudswell Clarke
Works Number 1788
To Service During 10/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 06/01/1962
Service Life 16 yrs, 3 mths , 7 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1945
GOR   Gorton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
WRX   Wrexham Rhosddu w/e 29/01/1949
6F   Bidston 4w/e 31/12/1950
     Withdrawn w/e 06/01/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WRX Wrexham Rhosddu w/e 29/01/1949
ALLOC 6F Bidston m/e 31/12/1950
WDN   w/e 06/01/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1950 Extended bunker fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/02/1962 Darlington Works (Scrap Road) Erecting Shop: D14/7/8/24/6, D3071/4, D4087-92, D5108/48/73-5, 12120, 60807/35/7, 60931, 61035, 61274, 63438/64/70/2, 65892, 67742, 80117, 90310, 90677/95, 92202, Weigh House: Nil. Outside Weigh House: 82027, Stripping Shop: 46407, 65751, 80116. Outside Stripping Shop: 46460, 61039, 61383, 67753, 68064, 68672. Works Yard: D281, D2173, D2589, 43016/53/5/71, 60954/9/77/81, 63412, 65099, 65794, 65889, 67609, 68010/43, 80119. 90603. Crossing: D257/78/80, D2247, D4086, D5107/49. Scrap Road: 61201, 61368, 61411-3/5/9/36/43/50/1/60, 64979, 65741/69, 65839, 67707/22/7/39/50/75, 68063, 68674/80/88/9/98, 68703/29/34. SLS/196204
25/03/1962 Darlington Works (Scrap Yard) Erecting Shop: D4094 (Complete), D4158-60 (Engines in), D4161-5 (Frames), D15/30, D248/56, D2265, D3071, D3138, D3943, 46450, 60882/5, 60901/57, 61240/88, 63399, 63420/48/63/71, 65099, 90351, 92144/98, 92201. Stripping Shop: 46476, 60804, 65763. Stripping Shop Yard: 43117, 61013, 61256, 63360, 63443, 67752, 90068/81. Works Yard: D2113, D4091/2, D5174, 43129, 46460/7, 60816/55. 60954, 67609/61, 68024/35/64, 90333, 92097, 92194, Crossing: D2164, D2230, D2589, D3229/43. Test House: D4093, D5175. Scrap Yard: 61411/2/3/5/9/22/43/50/1/60, 64979, 65741/51/69, 67707/39/50/3/75, 68063, 68680/8/9, 68703/29/34 all complete with 60960/77, 61368, 67665/81 partially cut up. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1945 To Service To service as WD Number 71470
Built at Hudswell Clarke, Works Number 1788
   
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8063    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Gorton (GOR)    
29/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Wrexham Rhosddu (WRX)    
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68063    
04/1950 Modification Modification: Extended bunker fitted    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bidston (6F)    
06/01/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 68063    

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