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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 859   03/1892
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3859   04/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8317   06/1946
British Railways 68317   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Class J54
Company History LNER/BR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J5403/1892
J55 (0-6-0ST)03/1928
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 568
To Service During 03/1892
Withdrawal During 12/1948
Service Life 56 yrs, 9 mths , 1 dy

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1892
     Withdrawn m/e 12/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN DON Doncaster on 24/12/1948

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1943 Doncaster Notes 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
20/08/1949 Stratford Works On 20/8 the Repair Shop contained the following: Nos. 1542, 2501/07/90, 64667/91, 65440, 5551, 8317, 8576, 8654, 9633, 69653, 9685. The last M. & G.N. 'J.93' tank-No. 8489-is in Stratford Yard. Stratford still paints 'British Railways' on tanks and tenders which do not carry the crest. SLS/194909

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1892 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 859
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 568
   
04/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3859    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8317    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 68317 but not taken up    
12/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 8317    

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