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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 252 m/e 11/1891
London and North Eastern Railway 8272 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 68272 m/e 12/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Worsdell
Class J71
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J7111/1891
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 11/1891
Withdrawal Mon 06/02/1961
Service Life 69 yrs, 3 mths , 6 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1891
TDK   Tyne Dock on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
52B   Heaton 5w/e 17/01/1953
52A   Gateshead 4w/e 19/12/1953
51L   Thornaby w/e 31/01/1959
     Withdrawn on 06/02/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 24/01/1953
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 26/12/1953
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 21/02/1959
WDN   on 06/02/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/02/1948 Darlington Works New 'L.1's' are completed up to No. 9010. No. 9001 has returned to N.Rd with a damaged buffer beam. Nos. 9002-9006 are still working from Darlington and Nos. 9007-9010 have not yet been handed over to the shed. Nos. 9004/5 are Darlington 2023/4 of 1948, both bearing a January paint date. Locomotives for shops during February included Nos. 510, 804, 822, 2933, 2937, 2993, 3279, 3298, 3375, 3420, 4756, 5063, 5612, 5691, 5878, 7266, 7604, 7608, 8235, 8248, 8250, 8273, 8277, 8427, 8730, 9419, 9834, 9838 an 9875. Of these Nos. 3279, 5063 and 9419 are in the scrap yard, No. 9419 being cut up at the end of February. Locomotives ex shops during February included Nos. 937, 1069, 2354, 2382, 2386, 2982, 3260, 3370, 3373, 3374, 5645, 5646, 5663, 5716, 5769, 5805, 7243, 7334, 8230, 8272, 8310, 8402, 8433, 8727, 8729, 8748, 9097, 9118, 9376 an 9780. 'B.1' No. 1069 is painted green and lettered 'British Railways' as No. 1289 (NBL 26190/47) SLS/194804
30/06/1951 Locomotives still not renumbered Although it is well over three years since the B.R. renumbering scheme was introduced, there were several classes with a small percentage still not renumbered (or at any rate not advised as done) at the end of June-Class B16 (69 survivors): Nos. 1419/23/33. Class D20 (28 survivors): Nos. 2360/72/95. Class Q5 (4 survivors): Nos. 3270, 3311/4/26. Of this large class, only 9 received B.R. numbers, the last to be done being 63313(2/12/48). None of the renumbered engines survives. Class Q6 is completely renumbered, No. 63342 having just been done. Class Q7 (15 engines): all done except. No. 3460. Class J21 (37 survivors): all done except 5025, 5117/22. Class J24 (6 survivors): not renumbered are 5623 (Scotland) and 5644. Class J25 (57 survivors): all done except 5663/7/86, 5727. (5699 has become 65699 but no trace of advice). Class J26 was completed on 19/5/51 when 65769 was done. Class J27 (115 engines): all done except 5890/4. Class G5 (106 survivors): all renumbered by 31/3/51. Class J71 (76 survivors): twelve to be done, Nos. 8230/1/9/47/9/51/4/72/98, 8304/11/6-an unusually large percentage not dealt with. Class J77 (38 survivors): Nos. 8405/38 not renumbered. Class J72 (113 engines): to be renumbered 8672/81, 8730(?), 8748. Class N10 (19 survivors): all done (?except 9095). SLS/195108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1891 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 252
Built at Darlington Works
   
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8272    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Tyne Dock (TDK)    
12/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 68272    
17/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
19/12/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
31/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
06/02/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68272    

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