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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 598 m/e 10/1917
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3598 m/e 10/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4247 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 64247 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt / N. Gresley
Class J6
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 282
Works Number 1478
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 10/1917
Withdrawal Fri 09/10/1959
Service Life 42 yrs , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1917
BOS   Boston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 09/10/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 09/10/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1940 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1917 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 598
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1478
   
10/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 3598    
03/1940 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4247    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Boston (BOS)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 64247    
09/10/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 64247    
11/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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