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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1431 m/e 09/1875
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8404   06/1946
British Railways 68404   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Fletcher
Class G6
Company History NER/LNER/BR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
G609/1875
J77 (0-6-0T)06/1921
Wheels 0-4-4T
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1678
To Service During 09/1875
Withdrawal During 04/1951
Service Life 75 yrs , 7 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1875
     Withdrawn on 04/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 25/04/1951

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1951 S.& D. Jubilee survivor Class 'J.77' 8404, withdrawn in April, was the last survivor of the locomotives shown at the S. & D. jubilee exhibition in 1875 to remain in active service. Originally N.E.R. No. 1431, of Mr. Fletcher's 'BTP' class, it was built by Messrs. R. & W. Hawthorn in 1875 and ran as a 0-4-4T until 1921, when it was rebuilt as a 0-6-OT at Darlington. SLS/195111

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1875 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1431
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 1678
   
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8404    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 68404 but not taken up    
04/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 8404    

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