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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
North Eastern Railway |
978 |
m/e |
01/1893 |
London and North Eastern Railway |
8300 |
m/e |
08/1946 |
British Railways |
68300 |
m/e |
09/1949 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
T. Worsdell |
Class |
J71 |
Company History |
NER/LNER |
Rebuild History |
|
Wheels |
0-6-0T |
Builder |
Darlington Works |
To Service |
During 01/1893 |
Withdrawal |
Mon 07/03/1955 |
Service Life |
62 yrs, 2 mths , 4 dys |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
|
|
(New) |
m/e |
01/1893 |
DAR |
|
Darlington |
on |
01/01/1948 (Snapshot) |
|
|
Withdrawn |
on |
07/03/1955 |
SLS Allocations*
Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
WDN |
|
|
on |
07/03/1955 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
01/1893 |
To Service |
To service as North Eastern Railway Number 978 Built at Darlington Works |
|
|
08/1946 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 8300 |
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01/01/1948 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - Darlington (DAR) |
|
|
09/1949 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 68300 |
|
|
07/03/1955 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 68300 |
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