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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2791 m/e 03/1930
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8974 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 68974 m/e 04/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 318
Works Number 1735
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 03/1930
Withdrawal Mon 03/08/1959
Service Life 29 yrs, 5 mths , 6 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1930
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
MEX   Mexborough w/e 24/12/1949
36C   Frodingham w/e 16/10/1950
36C   Frodingham 4w/e 21/10/1950
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 25/07/1953
38A   Colwick 4w/e 08/02/1958
     Withdrawn on 03/08/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MEX Mexborough w/e 24/12/1949
ALLOC 36C Frodingham w/e 16/10/1950
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 22/02/1958
WDN   on 03/08/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1952 Locomotives still carrying old numbers (LNER) Engines running with L.N.E. Numbers. (March 1952) 1423, 1879, 2364, 2372, 2395, 2620, 2654, 2659, 3573, 3585, 3647, 3913, 4114, 4117, 4140, 4368, 4642, 5177, 5213, 5297, 5331, 5343, 5565, 7461, 7465, 7470, 7471, 7488, 7500, 7604, 7606, 7625, 8000/1, 8091/6, 8103/8/9/10/21/24/30/31/34-38, 8142/3/5/9, 8154/7, 8161/8, 8173/6/7/8, 8249, 8298, 8316, 8343/54, 8405/94, 8504/14/25/68, 8619/64, 8788/95, 8915/74/79, 9143, 9271/73, 9322, 9707. Uncertain: 851, 6480/1, 9290, 9920 (? done and not reported). SLS/195206
11/08/1959 Doncaster Works (For condition reports) Paint shop- D223, D2066, D2265, D3060, 60075/511, 61825, 73010/165; Weigh-house- D224, D2065, 60006, 61211, 62054, 63934; New Erecting shop- D2067/8/9, E5010-4, D3070, D3137/49, D3230/2/3I; Crimpsall shops-No. 2 Bay- 12113, 13254, D3072, 61185, 61809/62/73/903/27, 63930/48, 68904/65; Crimpsall shops-No. 4 Bay- 60016/20/77/90/4/129/50/536; 61210, 62057 an 63957 on south side with Service loco 4; Stripping-60038/82, 61813/39, 63965, 70000, 73163/6. Awaiting cut up- 61661, 64181/258, 68973, 69515/7/45/8/76/84; Being cut up-60700, 61627, 64246, 69536/9. For condition reports- 61623, 68974, 69526/41/91. In yard D3229 an 11160. SLS/195909

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1930 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2791
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1735
   
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8974    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
24/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
16/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
21/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
04/1952 Renumbered Renumbered to 68974    
25/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
08/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
03/08/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68974    

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