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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 927 m/e 04/1893
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3927 m/e 08/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8761 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 68761 m/e 10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J5304/1893
J52/1 (0-6-0ST)11/1929
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 608
To Service During 04/1893
Withdrawal Mon 27/05/1957
Service Life 64 yrs, 1 mth , 26 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1893
HSY   Hornsey on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 01/11/1952
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 15/11/1952
     Withdrawn on 27/05/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 01/11/1952
WDN   on 27/05/1957

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' are completed up to No. 67727 and the last three are almost finished. The paint dates of Nos. 67719-21 are May, Nos. 67722-26 June and No. 67727 July. The Works' Nos. are 2037-2045, in order.
Frames are laid down for the first two 'Pacifics' and it is understood that at least twelve are expected to be completed by the end of the year.
No. 7306 the first 'G.5' to be withdrawn is in the scrap yard, together with No. 5115. A start was made on cutting-up 'C.7's' Nos. 2973 an 2982 during W/E 3/7/48 and these will be followed by No. 2954. Further engines of this class have arrived in the Works' road at the shed, and it is expected they will all be scrapped, they are as follows:-Nos. 2975, 2981, 2983, 2988 an 2995. 'J.93' No. 8488 arrived on a truck and was cut-up W/E 29/5/48. Easingwold Rly. No. 2 is still in the Works' yard in a very forlorn condition. The North Sunderland Rly. diesel Lady Armstrong has also been there for a considerable time; No. 8089 is at present working on the N.S. Rly. The frames of two ex G.N.R. 'Atlantic's' (still complete with cylinders) have been shortened and are being used back to back as a boiler wagon. 'B.1' No. 61014 is ex works painted black and fully lined, but minus name plates-the name being chalked on one side of the smokebox. Other locomotives noted painted black and fully lined include Nos. 60834, 60942, 61019 an 62751.
Locomotives ex works to July 3rd, include:-Nos. 60919, 61410, 62724, 63282/90, 63345, 65024/64, 65575, 65673, 65708/54/62/75, 65816/41, 67613/29, 68245, 68307/58/91, 68706/61, 69771/98, 69833/37, 69854/66 an 69917. Locomotives for works during the same period include:-Nos. 509, 824/98, 920, 1012/19, 2375/79, 2706/61/68, 3250/64, 5099, 5670/92, 5774, 7246/95, 7305/06, 7603/05/10/16/30/35/61/78/90, 8262/91, 8358/60/93, 8434, 9781/82, 9832/52/57/82/85/93 an 61420.
SLS/194808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1893 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 927
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 608
   
08/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 3927    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8761    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hornsey (HSY)    
10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68761    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
27/05/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 68761    

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