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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 178 m/e 06/1915
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3178 m/e 02/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8909 m/e 08/1946
British Railways 68909 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J51/206/1915
J50/2 (0-6-0T)04/1934
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 280
Works Number 1465
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 06/1915 to Ardsley (ARD)
Withdrawal Mon 04/04/1960
Service Life 44 yrs, 10 mths , 4 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ARD   Ardsley (New) m/e 06/1915
ARD   Ardsley on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
51E   Stockton 5w/e 14/06/1958
51A   Darlington 4w/e 11/10/1958
56A   Wakefield w/e 20/06/1959
     Withdrawn on 04/04/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51E Stockton 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 51A Darlington 5w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 11/07/1959
WDN   on 04/04/1960

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1915 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 178
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1465
Allocated to Ardsley (ARD)
   
02/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 3178    
08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8909    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ardsley (ARD)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68909    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (51E)    
11/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
04/04/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 68909    

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