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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 167 m/e 04/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3167 m/e 01/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1945) 3189 m/e 05/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8899 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 68899 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J5104/1914
J50/1 (0-6-0T)10/1930
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 276
Works Number 1427
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 04/1914 to Ardsley (ARD)
Withdrawal Sun 04/12/1960
Service Life 46 yrs, 8 mths , 3 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ARD   Ardsley (New) m/e 04/1914
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 07/05/1949
30A   Stratford w/e 09/04/1960
     Withdrawn on 04/12/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 07/05/1949
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 16/04/1960
WDN   on 04/12/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1943 Doncaster Notes (engines lettered 'NE') 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
31/07/1961 Stratford MPD (30A) (On shed withdrawn) On shed withdrawn: 64652, 67701/6/8/9/36, 68899, 69679/82/700/8. SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1914 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 167
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1427
Allocated to Ardsley (ARD)
   
01/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 3167    
05/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 3189    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8899    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68899    
07/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
09/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
04/12/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 68899    

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