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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1220 m/e 02/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4220 m/e 12/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8819 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 68819 w/e 18/11/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 2925
To Service During 02/1899
Withdrawal Mon 18/06/1956
Service Life 57 yrs, 4 mths , 18 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1899
NWE   New England on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
34D   Hitchin (GNR) 4w/e 23/10/1954
35A   New England 4w/e 19/02/1955
38A   Colwick 5w/e 22/10/1955
     Withdrawn on 18/06/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34D Hitchin (GNR) 4w/e 18/09/1954
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 26/02/1955
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 05/11/1955
WDN   on 18/06/1956

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1899 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1220
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 2925
   
12/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4220    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8819    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - New England (NWE)    
18/11/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68819    
23/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Hitchin (GNR) (34D)    
19/02/1955 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
22/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
18/06/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 68819    

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