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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 499 m/e 06/1887
London and North Eastern Railway 8240 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 68240 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Worsdell
Class J71
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J7106/1887
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 06/1887
Withdrawal w/e Mon 10/09/1956
Service Life 69 yrs, 3 mths , 10 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1887
YK   York (North) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 10/09/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 10/09/1956

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1887 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 499
Built at Darlington Works
   
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8240    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - York (North) (YK)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68240    
10/09/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 68240    

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