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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1229 m/e 04/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4229 m/e 03/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8828 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 68828 w/e 30/12/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Sharp Stewart
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 4474
To Service During 04/1899
Withdrawal Mon 03/02/1958
Service Life 58 yrs, 10 mths , 3 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1899
KX   Kings Cross on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
35A   New England 3w/e 28/07/1951
35A   New England 4w/e 18/08/1951
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 08/01/1958
     Withdrawn on 03/02/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 35A New England 3w/e 28/07/1951
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 25/01/1958
WDN   on 03/02/1958

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1899 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1229
Built at Sharp Stewart, Works Number 4474
   
03/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4229    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8828    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX)    
30/12/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68828    
28/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
18/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
08/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
03/02/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68828    

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