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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2180 m/e 09/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8697 m/e 03/1946
British Railways 68697 m/e 06/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 09/1914
Withdrawal w/e Mon 01/02/1960
Service Life 45 yrs, 5 mths , 1 dy

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 09/1914  
WHL   West Hartlepool on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
54C   Borough Gardens 4w/e 20/02/1954  
52A   Gateshead w/e 20/06/1959  
     Withdrawn w/e 01/02/1960  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 54C Borough Gardens 5w/e 27/02/1954
ALLOC 52A Gateshead on 14/06/1959
WDN   w/e 01/02/1960

* 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 2180
Built at Darlington Works 		   
03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8697    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - West Hartlepool (WHL)    
06/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68697    
20/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (54C)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
01/02/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 68697    

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