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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 978 m/e 06/1895
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3978 m/e 11/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8780 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 68780 m/e 08/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J5306/1895
J52/1 (0-6-0ST)06/1923
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 682
To Service During 06/1895
Withdrawal w/e Mon 25/01/1954
Service Life 58 yrs, 7 mths , 25 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1895
KX   Kings Cross on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
35B   Grantham 3w/e 28/07/1951
35B   Grantham 4w/e 18/08/1951
     Withdrawn w/e 25/01/1954

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 35B Grantham 3w/e 28/07/1951
WDN   w/e 25/01/1954

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1895 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 978
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 682
   
11/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 3978    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8780    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Cross (KX)    
08/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68780    
28/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
18/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
25/01/1954 Withdrawn Condemned as 68780    

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