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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1272 m/e 10/1905
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4272 m/e 05/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8871 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 68871 m/e 05/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 242
Works Number 1088
To Service During 10/1905
Withdrawal Mon 10/02/1958
Service Life 52 yrs, 4 mths , 11 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1905
ARD   Ardsley on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
38A   Colwick 5w/e 21/01/1956
     Withdrawn on 10/02/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 31/12/1955
WDN   on 10/02/1958

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1905 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1272
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1088
   
05/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4272    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8871    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ardsley (ARD)    
05/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 68871    
21/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
10/02/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68871    

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