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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1081 m/e 03/1927
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8969 on 27/01/1946
British Railways 68969 m/e 01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J50
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 309
Works Number 1666
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 03/1927
Withdrawal Mon 22/02/1960
Service Life 32 yrs, 11 mths , 25 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1927
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
56F   Low Moor 4w/e 08/02/1958
     Withdrawn on 22/02/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 25/01/1958
WDN   on 22/02/1960

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1927 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1081
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1666
   
27/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8969    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68969    
08/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
22/02/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 68969    

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