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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 638 m/e 08/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3638 m/e 06/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4277 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 64277 m/e 03/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt / N. Gresley
Class J6
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 291
Works Number 1541
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 08/1922
Withdrawal Wed 20/06/1962
Service Life 39 yrs, 10 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1922
ARD   Ardsley on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
40F   Boston w/e 26/05/1951
40F   Boston 5w/e 23/06/1951
37B   Copley Hill (Leeds) 4w/e 22/03/1952
     Withdrawn on 20/06/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 40F Boston w/e 26/05/1951
ALLOC 37B Copley Hill (Leeds) 4w/e 22/03/1952
WDN   on 20/06/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1939 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1922 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 638
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1541
   
06/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3638    
10/1939 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4277    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ardsley (ARD)    
03/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 64277    
26/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (40F)    
23/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (40F)    
22/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (37B)    
06/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
20/06/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64277    

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