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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 71464 m/e 09/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8079 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 68079 m/e 10/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class J94
Company History LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Andrew Barclay, Sons & Co. Ltd., Kilmarnock
Works Number 2213
To Service During 09/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sat 29/10/1966
Service Life 20 yrs, 1 mth , 28 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1946
IMM   Immingham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
GOR   Gorton w/e 10/07/1948
17C   Rowsley w/e 14/07/1962
16C   Derby w/e 02/05/1964
9L   Buxton (LNWR) w/e 20/06/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 29/10/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GOR Gorton w/e 10/07/1948
LOAN 9H Gorton on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 9H Gorton on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 17C Rowsley 5w/e 04/08/1962
ALLOC 16C Derby 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 9L Buxton (LNWR) 5w/e 11/07/1964
WDN   w/e 29/10/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1950 Extended bunker fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/12/1960 Gorton Works (Works Sidings) Works Sidings: 40588, 43644, 47509, 63643/69, 63813, 64440, 68079, 90238/63/90, 90619. Old Iron Foundry: 62660, Scrap Yard: 42345. Erecting Shop: E26019/38, E27003, 63613/5/71, 63789/92, 63885/90, 64918, 90118/27/31/75, 90275, 90394, 90567/98, 92157. Erecting Shop Yard: E26041, 64379, 90002/36, 90362, 92151. Works Shunter: 43261. SLS/196102
26/04/1964 Derby Shed (On Shed) On Shed: 45334 x Wok - Cw, D1730, D1732, 12088, 12095, D3022, D4132, D5265 ex works; On Shed: D1735 undercoat, 42161, 42181, 44042, 44134, 44243, 44909, 45002, 45186, 45253, 47320, 47447, 47461, 48199, 48208, 48391, 48490, 48541, 73139, 78057, 90136, 90078, 90357, 90529, 92022, 60876, 68079. SLS/196406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1946 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 8079
Built at Andrew Barclay, Sons & Co. Ltd., Kilmarnock, Works Number 2213		    
09/1946 To Service To service as WD Number 71464
Built at Andrew Barclay, Sons & Co. Ltd., Kilmarnock, Works Number 2213		    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Immingham (IMM)    
10/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
10/1950 Modification Modification: Extended bunker fitted    
10/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68079    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Rowsley (17C)    
02/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (16C)    
20/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9L)    
29/10/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 68079    

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