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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 495 m/e 09/1889
London and North Eastern Railway 8250 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 68250 m/e 04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Worsdell
Class J71
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J7109/1889
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 09/1889
Withdrawal Mon 06/04/1959
Service Life 69 yrs, 7 mths , 6 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1889
YK   York (North) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 06/04/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 06/04/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/02/1948 Darlington Works New 'L.1's' are completed up to No. 9010. No. 9001 has returned to N.Rd with a damaged buffer beam. Nos. 9002-9006 are still working from Darlington and Nos. 9007-9010 have not yet been handed over to the shed. Nos. 9004/5 are Darlington 2023/4 of 1948, both bearing a January paint date. Locomotives for shops during February included Nos. 510, 804, 822, 2933, 2937, 2993, 3279, 3298, 3375, 3420, 4756, 5063, 5612, 5691, 5878, 7266, 7604, 7608, 8235, 8248, 8250, 8273, 8277, 8427, 8730, 9419, 9834, 9838 an 9875. Of these Nos. 3279, 5063 and 9419 are in the scrap yard, No. 9419 being cut up at the end of February. Locomotives ex shops during February included Nos. 937, 1069, 2354, 2382, 2386, 2982, 3260, 3370, 3373, 3374, 5645, 5646, 5663, 5716, 5769, 5805, 7243, 7334, 8230, 8272, 8310, 8402, 8433, 8727, 8729, 8748, 9097, 9118, 9376 an 9780. 'B.1' No. 1069 is painted green and lettered 'British Railways' as No. 1289 (NBL 26190/47) SLS/194804

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1889 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 495
Built at Darlington Works
   
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8250    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - York (North) (YK)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68250    
06/04/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68250    

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