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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1718 m/e 12/1898
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8672 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 68672 m/e 09/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J7212/1898
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 12/1898
Withdrawal Mon 23/10/1961
Service Life 62 yrs, 10 mths , 23 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1898
NEV   Neville Hill on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
53A   Hull Dairycoates 5w/e 20/04/1957
53C   Hull Springhead 5w/e 24/08/1957
53A   Hull Dairycoates w/e 07/02/1959
     Withdrawn on 23/10/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 53CALEX   4w/e 10/08/1957
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 21/02/1959
WDN   on 23/10/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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
11/02/1962 Darlington Works (Outside Stripping Shop) Erecting Shop: D14/7/8/24/6, D3071/4, D4087-92, D5108/48/73-5, 12120, 60807/35/7, 60931, 61035, 61274, 63438/64/70/2, 65892, 67742, 80117, 90310, 90677/95, 92202, Weigh House: Nil. Outside Weigh House: 82027, Stripping Shop: 46407, 65751, 80116. Outside Stripping Shop: 46460, 61039, 61383, 67753, 68064, 68672. Works Yard: D281, D2173, D2589, 43016/53/5/71, 60954/9/77/81, 63412, 65099, 65794, 65889, 67609, 68010/43, 80119. 90603. Crossing: D257/78/80, D2247, D4086, D5107/49. Scrap Road: 61201, 61368, 61411-3/5/9/36/43/50/1/60, 64979, 65741/69, 65839, 67707/22/7/39/50/75, 68063, 68674/80/88/9/98, 68703/29/34. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1898 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1718
Built at Darlington Works
   
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8672    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Neville Hill (NEV)    
09/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 68672    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
24/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
07/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
23/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68672    

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