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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
Great Northern Railway |
1239 |
m/e |
04/1899 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) |
4239 |
m/e |
06/1925 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) |
8838 |
m/e |
07/1946 |
British Railways |
68838 |
m/e |
09/1950 |
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 |
4484 |
To Service |
During 04/1899 |
Withdrawal |
Tue 07/08/1956 |
Service Life |
57 yrs, 4 mths , 7 dys |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
|
|
(New) |
m/e |
04/1899 |
KX |
|
Kings Cross |
on |
01/01/1948 (Snapshot) |
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Withdrawn |
on |
07/08/1956 |
SLS Allocations*
Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
WDN |
|
|
on |
07/08/1956 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
04/1899 |
To Service |
To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1239 Built at Sharp Stewart, Works Number 4484 |
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06/1925 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 4239 |
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|
07/1946 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 8838 |
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01/01/1948 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX) |
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|
09/1950 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 68838 |
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07/08/1956 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 68838 |
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