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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1056 m/e 07/1896
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4056 m/e 06/1927
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8793 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 68793 m/e 11/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J5307/1896
J52/1 (0-6-0ST)11/1923
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Neilson, Reid & Co.
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 5027
To Service During 07/1896
Withdrawal w/e Mon 21/05/1956
Service Life 59 yrs, 10 mths , 21 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1896
HSY   Hornsey on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36C   Frodingham 4w/e 01/11/1952
36C   Frodingham 4w/e 15/11/1952
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 25/07/1953
37A   Ardsley 4w/e 22/08/1953
35A   New England 4w/e 19/09/1953
     Withdrawn w/e 21/05/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 05/09/1953
WDN   w/e 21/05/1956

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1896 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1056
Built at Neilson, Reid & Co., Works Number 5027
   
06/1927 Renumbered Renumbered to 4056    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8793    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hornsey (HSY)    
11/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 68793    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
25/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
22/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
19/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
21/05/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 68793    

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