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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1254 m/e 12/1901
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4254 m/e 06/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8853 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 68853 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 227
Works Number 947
To Service During 12/1901
Withdrawal Thu 12/07/1956
Service Life 54 yrs, 7 mths , 12 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1901
HSY   Hornsey on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 01/11/1952
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 15/11/1952
     Withdrawn on 12/07/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 01/11/1952
WDN   on 12/07/1956

* 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 1254
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 947
   
06/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 4254    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8853    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hornsey (HSY)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68853    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
12/07/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 68853    

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