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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1253 m/e 12/1901
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4253 m/e 02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8852 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 68852 m/e 02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 227
Works Number 946
To Service During 12/1901
Withdrawal Sat 31/12/1955
Service Life 54 yrs, 1 mth , 1 dy

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1901
NWE   New England on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
38A   Colwick 4w/e 22/01/1955
     Withdrawn on 31/12/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 29/01/1955
WDN   on 31/12/1955

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1901 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1253
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 946
   
02/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4253    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8852    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - New England (NWE)    
02/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68852    
22/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
31/12/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 68852    

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