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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 591 m/e 04/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8944 m/e 03/1946
British Railways 68944 m/e 07/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 306
Works Number 1641
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 04/1926
Withdrawal Sat 17/09/1960
Service Life 34 yrs, 5 mths , 17 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1926
ARD   Ardsley m/e 01/1936
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36A   Doncaster w/e 28/05/1950
36A   Doncaster 3w/e 31/05/1950
37C   Bradford Hammerton Street w/e 09/07/1950
56F   Low Moor 4w/e 08/02/1958
     Withdrawn on 17/09/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36A Doncaster w/e 28/05/1950
ALLOC 37C Bradford Hammerton Street w/e 09/07/1950
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 25/01/1958
WDN   on 17/09/1960

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1926 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 591
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1641		    
01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8944    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
28/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
31/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
09/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bradford Hammerton Street (37C)    
07/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 68944    
08/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
17/09/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 68944    

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