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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 300 m/e 12/1890
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5068 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 65068 m/e 06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Worsdell
Class J21
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J21 Compound12/1890
J21 Simple (0-6-0)04/1906
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 133
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 12/1890
Withdrawal Mon 21/06/1954 off Darlington (51A)
Service Life 63 yrs, 6 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1954 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1890
LOW   Lowestoft m/e 12/1935
YK   York (North) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
SEL   Selby w/e 20/11/1948
DAR   Darlington w/e 09/04/1949
     Withdrawn on 21/06/1954

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SEL Selby w/e 20/11/1948
ALLOC DAR Darlington w/e 09/04/1949
WDN   on 21/06/1954

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1906 Converted from Compound to Simple cylinders
12/1916 Schmidt pattern superheater fitted
12/1916 Fitted with 19" cylinders and Piston Valves


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1949 Darlington Works New work April: Nos. 60146 an 60147. Locomotives awaiting Works during April included: Nos. 888, 1035, 61199, 1224, 1405, 61625, 1668, 2726, 62753. 2760, 3044, 3260, 3275, 63286, 5044/68, 5109, 65633/50, 5653, 65684, 5858, 65868, 7278, 7675, 67729 (light re-pair), 67739 (damaged), 8156, 69842, Class '8' W.D. 77037, 77178 an 79206. Broken up: Nos. 63286, 3316, 65633/84.
Locomotives ex Works during April included: Nos. 60816, 61023, 61215/40/57, 61422, 61434 (rebuilt), 61648, 62700/03/64/67, 63348/80/92, 63411, 65110, 65739, 65821/44, 67722 (light repair), 68015/27, 68409/14/32, 68705, 69107, 69391, 69835/36/88, Class '8' W.D. 90382, 90449 (light repair) and 90460.
SLS/194906
20/08/1954 Scrapped NER engines A number of N.E.R. engines have been cut up recently. They include D20 Nos. 62388, 62392; J77 Nos. 68422 an 68401 (this engine has round cab windows and vacuum ejector); G5 No. 67288; J7 No. 8256; A7 No. 69776 and J21 No. 65042/68/75. SLS/195410

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1890 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 300
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 133
   
04/1906 Modification Modification: Converted from Compound to Simple cylinders    
12/1916 Modification Modification: Fitted with 19" cylinders and Piston Valves    
12/1916 Modification Modification: Schmidt pattern superheater fitted    
12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (LOW)    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5068    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - York (North) (YK)    
20/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
09/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 65068    
21/06/1954 Withdrawn Condemned as 65068 from Darlington (51A)    
07/1954 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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