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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2337 m/e 10/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8744 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 68744 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Works Number 415
To Service During 10/1922
Withdrawal Thu 28/09/1961
Service Life 38 yrs, 11 mths , 29 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1922
HTN   Heaton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
GHD   Gateshead w/e 09/10/1948
51C   West Hartlepool w/e 11/07/1959
51A   Darlington w/e 08/08/1959
     Withdrawn on 28/09/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GHD Gateshead w/e 09/10/1948
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 08/08/1959
WDN   on 28/09/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/10/1948 Darlington Works The first new 'A.1,' No. 60130, was on trial W/E 24/9 and No. 60131 during W/E 2/10, both are nameless. Locomotives awaiting Works:-Nos. 517, 2342/71, 3344, 5027/28, 5852/83, 7300/07, 8141, E8723, 9392, 9881, 61638, 63099, 69841 and Electric 26500. Locomotives ex Works:-Nos. 60804, 60980, 62729/75, 63333/91, 65666/92, 65752, 68302/99, 68675, 68744, 69868 and 'Austerity' 77050. No. 9089 was broken up W/E 24/9. SLS/194811

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1922 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2337
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 415		    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8744    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Heaton (HTN)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68744    
09/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
11/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
08/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
28/09/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68744    

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