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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2329 m/e 06/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8736 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 68736 m/e 08/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Works Number 407
To Service During 06/1922
Withdrawal Mon 07/10/1963
Service Life 41 yrs, 4 mths , 6 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1922
BOR   Borough Gardens on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
50D   Starbeck 5w/e 19/01/1957
50A   York (North) w/e 27/12/1958
52A   Gateshead w/e 22/07/1961
     Withdrawn on 07/10/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 50D Starbeck 4w/e 26/01/1957
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 5w/e 12/08/1961
WDN   on 07/10/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/01/1964 Darlington Works (Scrap Yard) Erecting Shop: 12122, D191, D2615, D3143, D3672, D5102/9, D5370/6, and 0-4-0 Depl. Diesel No. 56, D7583-89 under construction. Steam Locos under repair: 75037, 60004, 60145, 60923/70, 73092/142/162, 75046/53, 90120/709. Stripping Shop: 47482 for general, 63451, 72002, 75006, 90209/578/728. Yard Sidings: D16, D2700, D5112, 43119, 60132, 61013, 60954, 62060/65, 63468, 65033/99, 65804, 73144, 75006/40, 90026. Diesel Test House: D22, D5104 an D5169. Scrap Yard: 43131, 42770, 61468, 65810, 67652, 68008/38/39/41/42/59/61, 68736, 69006/21 an 72001. SLS/196402

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1922 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2329
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 407
   
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8736    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Borough Gardens (BOR)    
08/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68736    
19/01/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (50D)    
27/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
22/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
07/10/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 68736    

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