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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 566 m/e 12/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8750 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 68750 m/e 05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1631
To Service During 12/1925
Withdrawal Mon 17/12/1962
Service Life 37 yrs , 17 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 12/1925  
KIT   Kittybrewster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 03/06/1961  
66C   Hamilton (West) 4w/e 21/10/1961  
68B   Dumfries 4w/e 14/07/1962  
     Withdrawn on 17/12/1962  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 4w/e 03/06/1961
ALLOC 66C Hamilton (West) 2w/e 21/10/1961
ALLOC 67E Dumfries 4w/e 07/07/1962
WDN   on 17/12/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1925 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 566
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1631		    
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8750    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kittybrewster (KIT)    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68750    
03/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
21/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Hamilton (West) (66C)    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Dumfries (68B)    
17/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 68750    

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