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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North British Railway 238 m/e 04/1909
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 9238 m/e 02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8337 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 68337 m/e 10/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Reid
Class J88
Company History NBR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J8804/1909
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Cowlairs Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 04/1909
Withdrawal Tue 08/11/1955
Service Life 46 yrs, 7 mths , 8 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1909
THJ   Thornton Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 08/11/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 08/11/1955

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1948 Darlington Works Locomotives for shops during August included Nos. 507, 980, 2366, 3285, 3349, 3426/69, 5641, 5872, 7282, 7344, 7628, 8424, 8712/32, 9089, 9787, 62762, 67281 an 69798. Locomotives ex shops during the same period included Nos. 60509, 60824/25/98, 60920, 61455/61, 62706, 63361, 63418, 65647/69/92, 65708/37/41/62/63/67/89/99, 65809/16/62, 67295, 67605/16/30/78, 68305/37/60/93, 68423, 69781/82/95, 69868/73/84. No. 61461 has been rebuilt to 'B.16/3'; Paint date, August. Locomotives painted black and fully lined are Nos. 60898, 60920 an 62706, while No. 60509 has been painted green. The last 'L.1', No. 67730, is Darlington 2048 of 1948; Paint date, August SLS/194810

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1909 To Service To service as North British Railway Number 238
Built at Cowlairs Works
   
02/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 9238    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8337    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Thornton Junction (THJ)    
10/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 68337    
08/11/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 68337    

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