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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1221 m/e 03/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4221 m/e 08/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8820 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 68820 m/e 05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 2926
To Service During 03/1899
Withdrawal Fri 16/12/1955
Service Life 56 yrs, 9 mths , 17 dys

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Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1899
NWE   New England on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 16/12/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 16/12/1955

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1899 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1221
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 2926
   
08/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4221    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8820    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - New England (NWE)    
05/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68820    
16/12/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 68820    

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