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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 516 m/e 11/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8747 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 68747 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1626
To Service During 11/1925
Withdrawal Mon 23/10/1961
Service Life 35 yrs, 11 mths , 22 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1925
HLA     on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
53A   Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 19/12/1953
53C   Hull Springhead 4w/e 20/02/1954
52B   Heaton 4w/e 25/09/1954
52H   Tyne Dock w/e 12/11/1960
     Withdrawn on 23/10/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 26/12/1953
ALLOC 53CALEX   5w/e 27/02/1954
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 11/09/1954
ALLOC 52H Tyne Dock 4w/e 26/11/1960
TOSTORE   4w/e 01/07/1961
WDN   on 23/10/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1950 \"A.2\" duties The Heaton 'A.2's' Nos. 511 an 515-7 work regularly into Leeds, the 10.10 a.m. Leeds-Liverpool express is invariably worked by one of these engines, 511 and 517 being used most regularly. The return working is the 1.50 p.m. Leeds-Newcastle via York. SLS/195102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1925 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 516
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1626
   
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8747    
01/01/1948 Allocation      
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68747    
19/12/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
20/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
25/09/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
12/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
23/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68747    

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