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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 979 m/e 08/1895
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3979 m/e 01/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8781 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 68781 m/e 10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer P. Stirling
Class J52
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J5308/1895
J52/1 (0-6-0ST)11/1932
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 683
To Service During 08/1895
Withdrawal w/e Mon 13/12/1954
Service Life 59 yrs, 4 mths , 12 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1895
HSY   Hornsey on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
38A   Colwick 4w/e 04/10/1952
38A   Colwick 4w/e 18/10/1952
     Withdrawn w/e 13/12/1954

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 04/10/1952
WDN   w/e 13/12/1954

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1895 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 979
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 683
   
01/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3979    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8781    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hornsey (HSY)    
10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68781    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
18/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
13/12/1954 Withdrawn Condemned as 68781    

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