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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1204 m/e 09/1897
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4204 m/e 12/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8808 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 68808 m/e 12/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 203
Works Number 738
To Service During 09/1897
Withdrawal Fri 12/04/1957
Service Life 59 yrs, 7 mths , 12 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1897
HSY   Hornsey on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
37A   Ardsley 4w/e 01/11/1952
37A   Ardsley 4w/e 15/11/1952
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 29/11/1952
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 13/12/1952
     Withdrawn on 12/04/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 37A Ardsley 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 29/11/1952
WDN   on 12/04/1957

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1897 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1204
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 738
   
12/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4204    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8808    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hornsey (HSY)    
12/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 68808    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
13/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
12/04/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 68808    

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