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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1279 m/e 11/1905
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4279 m/e 01/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8878 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 68878 m/e 05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 242
Works Number 1095
To Service During 11/1905
Withdrawal Fri 25/05/1956
Service Life 50 yrs, 6 mths , 24 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1905
KX   Kings Cross on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 25/05/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 25/05/1956

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1905 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1279
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1095
   
01/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4279    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8878    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX)    
05/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68878    
25/05/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 68878    

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