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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 590 m/e 07/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8989 m/e 03/1946
British Railways 68989 m/e 06/1948

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 07/1939
Withdrawal Wed 11/07/1962
Service Life 23 yrs , 11 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1939
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 01/11/1952
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 15/11/1952
34E   New England w/e 08/07/1961
36A   Doncaster w/e 09/06/1962
     Withdrawn on 11/07/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 08/07/1961
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 6w/e 09/06/1962
WDN   on 11/07/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1943 Doncaster Notes (engines lettered 'NE') No. 2005, converted to Class 'A,' was due out 16/1. Another 'Q.4' 5048 is on hand for conversion to 'Q.1.' Other arrivals for works are 3838, 3465 an 4993. Streamlined 'B.17' 2870 has left works after a 'general,' also 'J.55' 3859 (BFD). Following on the previous list of engines lettered 'NE' at Plant:- October: 2957, 4474, 1125, 4513, 180, 4003, 4663, 4340, 3488, 4266, 2572, 4655, 3497, 1158, 1367, 4471, 1312, 4312, 3350, 4601, 1141, 4377, 2598, 4490, 2859, 2555, 2461, 483, 3076, 4637, 590, 2766, 4834, 4664, 1118, 4888, 2394, 3224, 4594, 4462, November: 3476, 2439, 4871, 4594, 4646, 4008, 2960, 601, 4053, 4805, 2426, 118, 135, 2563, 112, 1300, 4035, 4449, 4246, 4884, 2744, 4843, 3298, 2417, 5961, 178, 4495, 608, 2958, 2579, 2453, 3050, 125, 114, 4853, 3500, 3494, 2593, 3167. December: 3821, 4497, 4414, 4426, 3276, 4824, 586, 4545, 3621, 4018, 4225, 587, 3275 4793, 2546, 4456, 3819, 4851, 4316, 3631, 3819, 599, 3010, 3593, 17, 3387, 6139, 3498, 1156, 2870, 4240, 2955, 3232, 3047. SLS/194302

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 590
Built at Gorton Works
   
03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8989    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68989    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
08/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
09/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
11/07/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 68989    

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