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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1207 m/e 10/1897
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4207 m/e 03/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8811 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 68811 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 203
Works Number 741
To Service During 10/1897
Withdrawal Mon 27/05/1957
Service Life 59 yrs, 7 mths , 27 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1897
HSY   Hornsey on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
39B   Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 01/11/1952
39B   Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 15/11/1952
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 14/02/1953
     Withdrawn on 27/05/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 39B Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 21/02/1953
WDN   on 27/05/1957

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1897 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1207
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 741
   
03/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 4207    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8811    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hornsey (HSY)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68811    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (39B)    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (39B)    
14/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
27/05/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 68811    

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