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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 179 m/e 09/1890
London and North Eastern Railway 8265 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 68265 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Worsdell
Class J71
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J7109/1890
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 09/1890
Withdrawal Mon 31/08/1959
Service Life 69 yrs

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1890
GHD   Gateshead on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
HTN   Heaton w/e 19/06/1948
BLA   Blaydon w/e 20/11/1948
52B   Heaton w/e 26/05/1951
52B   Heaton 5w/e 23/06/1951
54B   Tyne Dock 5w/e 17/01/1953
     Withdrawn on 31/08/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HTN Heaton w/e 19/06/1948
ALLOC BLA Blaydon w/e 20/11/1948
ALLOC 52B Heaton w/e 26/05/1951
ALLOC 54B Tyne Dock 4w/e 24/01/1953
WDN   on 31/08/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during March included: Nos. 1173, 1240, 2343, 2703, 3005/44, 3139, 3273, 5028/36, 5091, 5668, 5715, 5821, 8180, 8705, 9107, 9374/75, 9880, 61023, 61434, 61619/43, 62730/52, 63099, 63315/80, 65119, 67709/22 (both light repairs), 69807/65, Class '8' 77499, 78578/85, 79206. To scrap yard: Nos, 3332, 5649/68, 5715, 9374. Locomotives ex Works during March included: Nos. 5629/33 (both fitted small snow ploughs at Gateshead Works), 60816, 61020 (name removed), 61216, 61422, 61618, 61644 (rebuilt 2 cyls.), 61645/47/48, 62700/21/64, 63392, 63411/17/30/65, 65094, 65656, 65800/76, 67244/68, 67344, 67615, 68265, 68409/25/32, 68708/13, 69401, 69773, W.D. 90008 (light repair), 90103, 90235, 90391, 90606. No. 5626 has been sold out of service to the Bolton Colliery, it is understood. Easingwold Rly. 0-6-OT No. 2 has been broken up in the scrap yard here by a private firm. SLS/194905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1890 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 179
Built at Darlington Works
   
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8265    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Gateshead (GHD)    
19/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
20/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68265    
26/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
23/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
17/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (54B)    
31/08/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68265    

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