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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
North British Railway	809	m/e	03/1901
London and North Eastern Railway (1924)	9809	m/e	02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946)	8456	m/e	05/1946
British Railways	68456	m/e	04/1948

Locomotive Specifics

Designer

M. Holmes

Class

J83

Company History

NBR/LNER

Rebuild History

Class	From
J83	03/1901

Wheels

Builder

Order Number

Works Number

Fittings (as built)

Engine Brakes

Steam

To Service

During 03/1901

Withdrawal

Mon 16/01/1961

Service Life

59 yrs, 10 mths , 18 dys

**Allocations**
Code	Name		From Date
	(New)	m/e	03/1901
THJ	Thornton Junction	on	01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
64E	Polmont	4w/e	29/08/1959
	Withdrawn	on	16/01/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type	Code	Name		From Date
ALLOC	64E	Polmont	4w/e	29/08/1959
WDN			on	16/01/1961

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

**Mentions ...**
Report Date	Title	Report	Source
31/10/1949	Cowlairs Works	Locomotives entering Works during October: These included Nos. 61219, 61779/81, 61855, 1900, 62432/78, 2484, 3071, 3134/47/75/84, 4565, 64578, 4639, 4711/92, 4816, 64849, 4927, 65929/31, 7484/95, 8332/48, 68456, 69130, 9165, 69199, 9216, 69514, 9562, 77119, 79265.	SLS/194912

**Summary**
Date	Event	Details
03/1901	To Service	To service as North British Railway Number 809 Built at Neilson, Reid & Co., Works Number 5747
02/1925	Renumbered	Renumbered to 9809
05/1946	Renumbered	Renumbered to 8456
01/01/1948	Allocation	Allocation Snapshot - Thornton Junction (THJ)
04/1948	Renumbered	Renumbered to 68456
29/08/1959	Allocation	Reallocated to Polmont (64E)
16/01/1961	Withdrawn	Condemned as 68456

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