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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2187 m/e 10/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8704 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 68704 m/e 10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 10/1914
Withdrawal Mon 16/10/1961
Service Life 47 yrs , 16 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1914
BOR   Borough Gardens on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
SUN   Sunderland w/e 06/11/1948
52H   Tyne Dock w/e 04/06/1960
     Withdrawn on 16/10/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SUN Sunderland w/e 06/11/1948
ALLOC 52H Tyne Dock 4w/e 11/06/1960
WDN   on 16/10/1961

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1914 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2187
Built at Darlington Works
   
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8704    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Borough Gardens (BOR)    
10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68704    
06/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (SUN)    
04/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
16/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68704    

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