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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1749 m/e 04/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8688 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 68688 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J7204/1899
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 04/1899
Withdrawal Mon 16/10/1961
Service Life 62 yrs, 6 mths , 15 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1899
DAR   Darlington on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
MID   Middlesbrough w/e 26/06/1948
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
51F   West Auckland w/e 15/10/1960
51L   Thornaby w/e 25/02/1961
     Withdrawn on 16/10/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MID Middlesbrough w/e 26/06/1948
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 4w/e 29/10/1960
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 04/03/1961
WDN   on 16/10/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
14/01/1962 Darlington Works (Scrap Road) Erecting Shop: D11, D256/71, D3316, D4083-8, D5107/8/49/72-5, 12119/20, 43053/7, 60812/98, 61275, 61388, 61454, 63381, 63467, 65768/72, 67638, 69005, 78026, 80118, 90397, 90620. Stripping Shop: 43071, 65892, 80117. Outside Stripping Shop: 60835, 61161, 92202. Works Yard: D18, D5096, 43055, 46450, 60809/22, 60963, 64897, 65099, 65862/9, 67681, 67718, 68017/43, 92064, 92199. Crossing: D17, D270/3, D2173, D2247/65, D3140, D4082, D5113. Scrap Road: 61411-3/5/9/36/43/50-2/9/60, 64979, 65741/69, 67707/13/22/39/50/72/5, 68688/9, 68729 all intact. SLS/196203
11/02/1962 Darlington Works (Scrap Road) Erecting Shop: D14/7/8/24/6, D3071/4, D4087-92, D5108/48/73-5, 12120, 60807/35/7, 60931, 61035, 61274, 63438/64/70/2, 65892, 67742, 80117, 90310, 90677/95, 92202, Weigh House: Nil. Outside Weigh House: 82027, Stripping Shop: 46407, 65751, 80116. Outside Stripping Shop: 46460, 61039, 61383, 67753, 68064, 68672. Works Yard: D281, D2173, D2589, 43016/53/5/71, 60954/9/77/81, 63412, 65099, 65794, 65889, 67609, 68010/43, 80119. 90603. Crossing: D257/78/80, D2247, D4086, D5107/49. Scrap Road: 61201, 61368, 61411-3/5/9/36/43/50/1/60, 64979, 65741/69, 65839, 67707/22/7/39/50/75, 68063, 68674/80/88/9/98, 68703/29/34. SLS/196204
25/03/1962 Darlington Works (Scrap Yard) Erecting Shop: D4094 (Complete), D4158-60 (Engines in), D4161-5 (Frames), D15/30, D248/56, D2265, D3071, D3138, D3943, 46450, 60882/5, 60901/57, 61240/88, 63399, 63420/48/63/71, 65099, 90351, 92144/98, 92201. Stripping Shop: 46476, 60804, 65763. Stripping Shop Yard: 43117, 61013, 61256, 63360, 63443, 67752, 90068/81. Works Yard: D2113, D4091/2, D5174, 43129, 46460/7, 60816/55. 60954, 67609/61, 68024/35/64, 90333, 92097, 92194, Crossing: D2164, D2230, D2589, D3229/43. Test House: D4093, D5175. Scrap Yard: 61411/2/3/5/9/22/43/50/1/60, 64979, 65741/51/69, 67707/39/50/3/75, 68063, 68680/8/9, 68703/29/34 all complete with 60960/77, 61368, 67665/81 partially cut up. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1899 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1749
Built at Darlington Works
   
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8688    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Darlington (DAR)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68688    
26/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (MID)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
15/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
25/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
16/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68688    

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