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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 604 m/e 02/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3604 m/e 09/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4253 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 64253 m/e 08/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt / N. Gresley
Class J6
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 285
Works Number 1485
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 02/1919
Withdrawal Mon 14/05/1962
Service Life 43 yrs, 3 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1919
CLK   Colwick on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 24/10/1953
34E   New England w/e 27/02/1960
     Withdrawn on 14/05/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 19/03/1960
WDN   on 14/05/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1940 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1919 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 604
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1485
   
09/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3604    
11/1940 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4253    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Colwick (CLK)    
08/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 64253    
24/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
27/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
05/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
14/05/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64253    

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