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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 211 m/e 06/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3211 m/e 11/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8910 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 68910 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J51/206/1919
J50/2 (0-6-0T)03/1929
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 289
Works Number 1492
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 06/1919 to Ardsley (ARD)
Withdrawal Mon 26/11/1962
Service Life 43 yrs, 5 mths , 26 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ARD   Ardsley (New) m/e 06/1919
ARD   Ardsley on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
56A   Wakefield w/e 28/02/1959
     Withdrawn on 26/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 21/03/1959
WDN   on 26/11/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1919 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 211
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1492
Allocated to Ardsley (ARD)		    
11/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3211    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8910    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ardsley (ARD)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68910    
28/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
26/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 68910    

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