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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 219 m/e 08/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3219 m/e 11/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8918 on 27/01/1946
British Railways 68918 m/e 07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J51/208/1919
J50/2 (0-6-0T)04/1930
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 289
Works Number 1500
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 08/1919 to Ardsley (ARD)
Withdrawal Thu 20/07/1961
Service Life 41 yrs, 11 mths , 19 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ARD   Ardsley (New) m/e 08/1919
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 04/10/1952
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 18/10/1952
34A   Kings Cross w/e 15/07/1961
     Withdrawn on 20/07/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 04/10/1952
WDN   on 20/07/1961
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 05/08/1961

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1919 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 219
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1500
Allocated to Ardsley (ARD)
   
11/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3219    
27/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8918    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68918    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
18/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
15/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
20/07/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68918    

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