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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 606 m/e 03/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3606 m/e 12/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4255 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 64255 m/e 09/1949

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 1487
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 03/1919
Withdrawal Mon 18/08/1958
Service Life 39 yrs, 5 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1919
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36E   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) 4w/e 22/01/1955
     Withdrawn on 18/08/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) 4w/e 29/01/1955
WDN   on 18/08/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1940 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1919 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 606
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1487
   
12/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 3606    
08/1940 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4255    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 64255    
22/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
18/08/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 64255    
10/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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