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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 179   06/1900
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3179   10/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4138   06/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt / N. Gresley
Class J3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J406/1900
J3 (0-6-0)02/1927
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number EO220
Works Number 884
To Service During 06/1900
Withdrawal During 08/1947
Service Life 47 yrs , 2 mths
Information 343 Series

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1900
     Withdrawn m/e 08/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN HITL Hitchin (GNR) on 08/08/1947

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1947 Hitchin MPD A number of withdrawn locos. are still lying at various sheds awaiting removal to Works for cutting up; amongst those recently seen were: at Hitchin, 'Cl' 2801/41/59 and 'J3' 4138. SLS/194710

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1900 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 179
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 884
   
10/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 3179    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4138    
08/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 4138    

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