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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1741 m/e 03/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8685 on 17/03/1946
British Railways 68685 on 28/11/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J7203/1899
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 03/1899
Withdrawal Mon 03/10/1960
Service Life 61 yrs, 7 mths , 4 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1899
WHL   West Hartlepool on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
51F   West Auckland 4w/e 25/05/1956
     Withdrawn on 03/10/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WHL West Hartlepool w/e 13/12/1947
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 4w/e 26/05/1956
WDN   on 03/10/1960

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1899 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1741
Built at Darlington Works
   
17/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8685    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - West Hartlepool (WHL)    
28/11/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68685    
25/05/1956 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
03/10/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 68685    

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