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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 542 m/e 12/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8749 m/e 03/1946
British Railways 68749 m/e 08/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1630
To Service During 12/1925
Withdrawal Tue 16/08/1960
Service Life 34 yrs, 8 mths , 17 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1925
KIT   Kittybrewster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 16/08/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 16/08/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1950 Inverurie Works Engines due into Works, July 1950: 40613/65, 55136, 57299, 57338, 61505, 62231, 4482, 64534, 65228/36/73, 65309, 8749. SLS/195010

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1925 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 542
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1630
   
03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8749    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kittybrewster (KIT)    
08/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68749    
16/08/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 68749    

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