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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1225 m/e 04/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4225 m/e 11/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8824 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 68824 m/e 03/1949

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 2930
To Service During 04/1899
Withdrawal Wed 27/05/1959
Service Life 60 yrs, 1 mth , 26 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1899
NWE   New England on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
56B   Ardsley w/e 11/04/1959
     Withdrawn on 27/05/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 03/10/1953
LOAN 56B Ardsley 4w/e 18/04/1959
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 4w/e 16/05/1959
ALLOC 91NE   4w/e 16/05/1959
WDN   on 27/05/1959

* 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1899 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1225
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 2930
   
11/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 4225    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8824    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - New England (NWE)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68824    
11/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (56B)    
27/05/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68824    

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