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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1251 m/e 12/1901
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4251 m/e 09/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8850 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 68850 m/e 02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 227
Works Number 944
To Service During 12/1901
Withdrawal w/e Mon 25/10/1954
Service Life 52 yrs, 10 mths , 25 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1901
NWE   New England on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 25/10/1954

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 25/10/1954

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1901 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1251
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 944
   
09/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4251    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8850    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - New England (NWE)    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68850    
25/10/1954 Withdrawn Condemned as 68850    

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