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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1271 m/e 10/1905
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4271 m/e 04/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8870 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 68870 m/e 02/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 242
Works Number 1087
To Service During 10/1905
Withdrawal Sat 22/03/1958
Service Life 52 yrs, 5 mths , 20 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1905
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36B   Mexborough 3w/e 12/11/1955
     Withdrawn on 22/03/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36B Mexborough 4w/e 05/11/1955
WDN   on 22/03/1958

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1905 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1271
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1087
   
04/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 4271    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8870    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
02/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 68870    
12/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
22/03/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68870    

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