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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1245 m/e 05/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4245 m/e 10/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8844 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 68844 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Sharp Stewart
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 4490
To Service During 05/1899
Withdrawal w/e Mon 25/10/1954
Service Life 55 yrs, 5 mths , 25 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1899
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NWE   New England w/e 21/01/1950
     Withdrawn w/e 25/10/1954

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 21/01/1950
WDN   on 25/10/1954

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1899 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1245
Built at Sharp Stewart, Works Number 4490
   
10/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 4245    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8844    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68844    
21/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
25/10/1954 Withdrawn Condemned as 68844    

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