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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1263 m/e 02/1902
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4263 m/e 12/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8862 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 68862 m/e 07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 227
Works Number 956
To Service During 02/1902
Withdrawal Mon 13/10/1958
Service Life 56 yrs, 8 mths , 12 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1902
KX   Kings Cross on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 13/09/1958
     Withdrawn on 13/10/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 06/09/1958
WDN   on 13/10/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1955 London Transport No. 68862, a G.N.R. saddle tank, recently arrived at Neasden from the Eastern Region and is stored in the siding behind the running shed. SLS/195601

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1902 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1263
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 956
   
12/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4263    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8862    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68862    
13/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
13/10/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68862    

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