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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2190 m/e 11/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8707 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 68707 m/e 05/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 11/1914
Withdrawal Mon 02/04/1962
Service Life 47 yrs, 5 mths , 2 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 11/1914  
SUN   Sunderland on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
51A   Darlington on 23/04/1950  
51F   West Auckland 4w/e 20/09/1952  
51F   West Auckland 4w/e 04/10/1952  
51C   West Hartlepool 4w/e 25/05/1956  
     Withdrawn on 02/04/1962  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51A Darlington on 23/04/1950
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 26/05/1956
WDN   on 02/04/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
14/07/1962 Darlington Works (Scrap Yard) Erecting Shop: D15, D238, D347, D2232/42, D2701, D3075, D3237, D5112, D4190-2 undercoats, D4193-5 motors fitted to body shells, 43054, 60876, 60955/7, 61018, 63343, 63409/10/26, 68037, 90322, 90622/51, 92061/2. Stripping Shop: 65786, 90008, 90132. Outside Stripping Shop: 63423, 65757. Crossing: D24, D244/6/83, D2604. Diesel Shunter Test House: D4189 painted. Sidings: 60953/62/81, 61010, 63368, 63456, 65099, 65720, 65807, 67634, 67788, 68014, 69026, 90113, 92034. Scrap Yard: 61077 being cut up, 61063, 61265/98, 61415/9/43/50/1, 65693, 65751, 67666, 67753/95 partially dismantled, 61411-3/60, 65695, 65741, 67601/23/60, 67707/47/50/75, 68052, 68707, 69017/97 intact. SLS/196209

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1914 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2190
Built at Darlington Works 		   
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8707    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Sunderland (SUN)    
23/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
05/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 68707    
20/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
25/05/1956 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
02/04/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 68707    

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