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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 837 m/e 12/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9837 m/e 06/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8321 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 68321 m/e 09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Reid
Class J88
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J8812/1904
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Cowlairs Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 12/1904
Withdrawal Fri 20/06/1958
Service Life 53 yrs, 6 mths , 21 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1904
THJ   Thornton Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 20/06/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 20/06/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
27/08/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 1/8 to 27/8: These included Nos. 60502/05, 61081, 61727, 1729, 61736/46, 1753, 61759/83/91, 1823, 61876/78, 61988/93, 2428, 62683, 2687, 62688, 3180, 4546/47/64/79, 4703, 64855, 4945/86, 65913, 67478, 68113, 8321, 8477, 68481, 8544, 68955, 69183, 69213, 77306, ex L.M.S. 40170, 44795, 45022, 45451, 54654. During W/E 20/8 Cowlairs started putting the crest on both passenger and goods tender engines which had received a general repair (not intermediate repair) and the following have been noted: Nos. 61308, 61766, 64700 an 90313; no tank engines have so far been noted with the crest-No. 68477 appeared in lined black, with British Railways on the tanks. SLS/194910

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1904 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 837
Built at Cowlairs Works
   
06/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 9837    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8321    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Thornton Junction (THJ)    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68321    
20/06/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68321    

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