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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1218 m/e 02/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4218 m/e 11/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8817 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 68817 m/e 10/1948

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 2923
To Service During 02/1899
Withdrawal Fri 04/04/1958
Service Life 59 yrs, 2 mths , 4 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1899
NWE   New England on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
35C   Spital Bridge 5w/e 18/06/1955
35A   New England 5w/e 22/10/1955
35C   Spital Bridge 3w/e 12/11/1955
35A   New England 5w/e 17/12/1955
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 25/05/1956
     Withdrawn on 04/04/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 35C Spital Bridge 4w/e 21/05/1955
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 35C Spital Bridge 4w/e 03/12/1955
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 31/12/1955
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 28/04/1956
WDN   on 04/04/1958

* 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 1218
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 2923
   
11/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 4218    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8817    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - New England (NWE)    
10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68817    
18/06/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Spital Bridge (35C)    
22/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
12/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Spital Bridge (35C)    
17/12/1955 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
25/05/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
04/04/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68817    

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