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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2178 m/e 09/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8695 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 68695 m/e 05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 09/1914
Withdrawal Mon 02/04/1962
Service Life 47 yrs, 7 mths , 2 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1914
YK   York (North) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
54C   Borough Gardens 5w/e 19/01/1957
52A   Gateshead w/e 20/06/1959
     Withdrawn on 02/04/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 54C Borough Gardens 4w/e 26/01/1957
ALLOC 52A Gateshead on 14/06/1959
WDN   on 02/04/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1914 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2178
Built at Darlington Works
   
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8695    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - York (North) (YK)    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68695    
19/01/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (54C)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
02/04/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 68695    

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