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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 163 m/e 03/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3163 m/e 10/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1945) 3186 m/e 06/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8896 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 68896 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J5103/1914
J50/1 (0-6-0T)06/1934
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 276
Works Number 1422
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 03/1914 to Ardsley (ARD)
Withdrawal Wed 23/08/1961
Service Life 47 yrs, 5 mths , 25 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ARD   Ardsley (New) m/e 03/1914
ARD   Ardsley on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
38B   Annesley 4w/e 13/12/1952
38B   Annesley 4w/e 27/12/1952
34E   New England w/e 20/12/1958
34B   Hornsey w/e 30/01/1960
34A   Kings Cross w/e 15/07/1961
     Withdrawn on 23/08/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 38B Annesley 4w/e 27/12/1952
LOAN 16D Annesley on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 16D Annesley on 23/02/1958
LOAN 34E New England 4w/e 27/12/1958
LOAN 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 24/01/1959
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 5w/e 31/01/1959
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 20/02/1960
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 05/08/1961
WDN   on 23/08/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1914 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 163
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1422
Allocated to Ardsley (ARD)
   
10/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 3163    
06/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 3186    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8896    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ardsley (ARD)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68896    
13/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (38B)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (38B)    
20/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
30/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
15/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
23/08/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68896    

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