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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2309 m/e 11/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8716 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 68716 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 11/1920
Withdrawal Mon 20/02/1961
Service Life 40 yrs, 3 mths , 20 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 11/1920  
WHL   West Hartlepool on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
52B   Heaton 3w/e 16/06/1956  
51A   Darlington w/e 31/01/1959  
53A   Hull Dairycoates w/e 09/01/1960  
     Withdrawn on 20/02/1961  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 21/02/1959
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 23/01/1960
WDN   on 20/02/1961

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2309
Built at Darlington Works 		   
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8716    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - West Hartlepool (WHL)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68716    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
31/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
09/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
20/02/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68716    

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