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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1285 m/e 01/1909
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4285 m/e 11/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8884 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 68884 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 257
Works Number 1220
To Service During 01/1909
Withdrawal Wed 14/09/1955
Service Life 46 yrs, 8 mths , 14 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1909
KX   Kings Cross on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
35A   New England 4w/e 19/09/1953
     Withdrawn on 14/09/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 03/10/1953
WDN   on 14/09/1955

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1909 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1285
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1220
   
11/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 4285    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8884    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68884    
19/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
14/09/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 68884    

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