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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 602 m/e 12/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8980 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 68980 m/e 10/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 12/1938
Withdrawal Mon 22/02/1960
Service Life 21 yrs, 2 mths , 23 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1938
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36B   Mexborough w/e 17/11/1951
36C   Frodingham 4w/e 20/06/1953
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 25/05/1956
34B   Hornsey 5w/e 15/11/1958
     Withdrawn on 22/02/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster 9w/e 31/03/1946
ALLOC 36B Mexborough w/e 17/11/1951
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 26/05/1956
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 01/11/1958
WDN   on 22/02/1960

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 602
Built at Gorton Works
   
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8980    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
10/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68980    
17/11/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
20/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
25/05/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
15/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
22/02/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 68980    

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