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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2189 m/e 11/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8706 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 68706 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J72
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 11/1914
Withdrawal Mon 24/10/1960
Service Life 45 yrs, 11 mths , 23 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1914
BOR   Borough Gardens on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
TDK   Tyne Dock w/e 04/09/1948
     Withdrawn on 24/10/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC TDK Tyne Dock w/e 04/09/1948
WDN   on 24/10/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' are completed up to No. 67727 and the last three are almost finished. The paint dates of Nos. 67719-21 are May, Nos. 67722-26 June and No. 67727 July. The Works' Nos. are 2037-2045, in order.
Frames are laid down for the first two 'Pacifics' and it is understood that at least twelve are expected to be completed by the end of the year.
No. 7306 the first 'G.5' to be withdrawn is in the scrap yard, together with No. 5115. A start was made on cutting-up 'C.7's' Nos. 2973 an 2982 during W/E 3/7/48 and these will be followed by No. 2954. Further engines of this class have arrived in the Works' road at the shed, and it is expected they will all be scrapped, they are as follows:-Nos. 2975, 2981, 2983, 2988 an 2995. 'J.93' No. 8488 arrived on a truck and was cut-up W/E 29/5/48. Easingwold Rly. No. 2 is still in the Works' yard in a very forlorn condition. The North Sunderland Rly. diesel Lady Armstrong has also been there for a considerable time; No. 8089 is at present working on the N.S. Rly. The frames of two ex G.N.R. 'Atlantic's' (still complete with cylinders) have been shortened and are being used back to back as a boiler wagon. 'B.1' No. 61014 is ex works painted black and fully lined, but minus name plates-the name being chalked on one side of the smokebox. Other locomotives noted painted black and fully lined include Nos. 60834, 60942, 61019 an 62751.
Locomotives ex works to July 3rd, include:-Nos. 60919, 61410, 62724, 63282/90, 63345, 65024/64, 65575, 65673, 65708/54/62/75, 65816/41, 67613/29, 68245, 68307/58/91, 68706/61, 69771/98, 69833/37, 69854/66 an 69917. Locomotives for works during the same period include:-Nos. 509, 824/98, 920, 1012/19, 2375/79, 2706/61/68, 3250/64, 5099, 5670/92, 5774, 7246/95, 7305/06, 7603/05/10/16/30/35/61/78/90, 8262/91, 8358/60/93, 8434, 9781/82, 9832/52/57/82/85/93 an 61420.
SLS/194808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1914 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2189
Built at Darlington Works
   
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8706    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Borough Gardens (BOR)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68706    
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)    
24/10/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 68706    

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