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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1747 m/e 04/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8687 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 68687 m/e 10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J7204/1899
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 04/1899
Withdrawal Fri 15/09/1961
Service Life 62 yrs, 5 mths , 15 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1899
HTN   Heaton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
52C   Blaydon 4w/e 06/09/1952
54B   Tyne Dock 4w/e 20/09/1952
54B   Tyne Dock 4w/e 04/10/1952
50A   York (North) 5w/e 20/07/1957
     Withdrawn on 15/09/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52C Blaydon 4w/e 06/09/1952
ALLOC 54B Tyne Dock 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 13/07/1957
WDN   on 15/09/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
26/08/1961 York South York south shed is now used for storage only-on 26th August the following were noted-47239/48, 61418/9/44/67, 68677/87, 69003/8/16. SLS/196110

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1899 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1747
Built at Darlington Works
   
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8687    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Heaton (HTN)    
10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68687    
06/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
20/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (54B)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (54B)    
20/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
15/09/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68687    

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