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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 591 m/e 10/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3591 m/e 02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4240 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 64240 m/e 04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt / N. Gresley
Class J6
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 279
Works Number 1451
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 10/1914
Withdrawal Mon 01/08/1960
Service Life 45 yrs, 10 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1914
HIT   Hitchin (GNR) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
34E   New England w/e 21/05/1960
     Withdrawn on 01/08/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 11/06/1960
WDN   on 01/08/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1941 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1914 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 591
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1451
   
02/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3591    
12/1941 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4240    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hitchin (GNR) (HIT )    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 64240    
21/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
08/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
01/08/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 64240    

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