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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 606 m/e 12/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8982 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 68982 m/e 05/1949

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 Sun 16/09/1962
Service Life 23 yrs, 9 mths , 17 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1938
CLK   Colwick on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 01/11/1952
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 15/11/1952
40A   Lincoln w/e 15/07/1961
40E   Colwick w/e 28/10/1961
36A   Doncaster w/e 16/06/1962
     Withdrawn on 16/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC COL Colchester on 13/07/1947
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 05/08/1961
ALLOC 40E Colwick 4w/e 04/11/1961
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 2w/e 23/06/1962
WDN   on 16/09/1962

* 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 606
Built at Gorton Works
   
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8982    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Colwick (CLK)    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68982    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
15/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
28/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
16/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
16/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 68982    

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