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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1280 m/e 12/1905
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4280 m/e 03/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8879 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 68879 m/e 04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 242
Works Number 1096
To Service During 12/1905
Withdrawal Tue 20/09/1955
Service Life 49 yrs, 9 mths , 21 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1905
NWE   New England on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 20/09/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 20/09/1955

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1905 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1280
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1096
   
03/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 4280    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8879    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - New England (NWE)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68879    
20/09/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 68879    

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