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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3240 m/e 06/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8939 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 68939 m/e 09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 300
Works Number 1599
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 06/1924
Withdrawal Mon 29/10/1962
Service Life 38 yrs, 4 mths , 28 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1924
ARD   Ardsley on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
56A   Wakefield w/e 28/02/1959
     Withdrawn on 29/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 21/03/1959
WDN   w/e 29/10/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1924 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3240
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1599
   
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8939    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ardsley (ARD)    
09/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68939    
28/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
29/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 68939    

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