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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
| Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
| Great Northern Railway |
1290 |
m/e |
03/1909 |
| London and North Eastern Railway (1924) |
4290 |
m/e |
10/1925 |
| London and North Eastern Railway (1946) |
8889 |
m/e |
10/1946 |
| British Railways |
68889 |
m/e |
11/1948 |
Locomotive Specifics
| Designer |
P. Stirling |
| Class |
J52 |
| Company History |
GNR/LNER |
| Wheels |
0-6-0ST |
| Builder |
Doncaster Works |
| Order Number |
257 |
| Works Number |
1225 |
| To Service |
During 03/1909 |
| Withdrawal |
w/e Mon 30/05/1955 |
| Service Life |
46 yrs, 3 mths , 1 dy |
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Allocations
| Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
| |
|
(New) |
m/e |
03/1909 |
| KX |
|
Kings Cross |
on |
01/01/1948 (Snapshot) |
| 35C |
|
Spital Bridge |
4w/e |
14/02/1953 |
| |
|
Withdrawn |
w/e |
30/05/1955 |
SLS Allocations*
| Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
| ALLOC |
35C |
Spital Bridge |
4w/e |
21/02/1953 |
| WDN |
|
|
w/e |
30/05/1955 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
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Summary
| Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
| 03/1909 |
To Service |
To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1290
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1225 |
|
|
| 10/1925 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 4290 |
|
|
| 10/1946 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 8889 |
|
|
| 01/01/1948 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX) |
|
|
| 11/1948 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 68889 |
|
|
| 14/02/1953 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Spital Bridge (35C) |
|
|
| 30/05/1955 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 68889 |
|
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