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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 608 m/e 04/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3608 m/e 04/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4257 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 64257 m/e 08/1948

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 1489
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 04/1919
Withdrawal Mon 06/06/1960
Service Life 41 yrs, 2 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1919
NWE   New England on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
38A   Colwick w/e 04/02/1951
38E   Woodford Halse 4w/e 17/02/1951
     Withdrawn on 06/06/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 38A Colwick w/e 04/02/1951
WDN   on 06/06/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1940 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1919 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 608
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1489
   
04/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3608    
10/1940 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4257    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - New England (NWE)    
08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 64257    
04/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
17/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
06/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
06/06/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 64257    

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