68846 was built by Sharp Stewart & Co in Glasgow in May 1899 as a GNR class J13 locomotive numbered 1247. It started life allocated to Doncaster where it remained until February 1950 when it was transferred to New England.

Steam locomotive, No 1247, 0-6-0ST, Great Northern Railway, designed by H. A. Ivatt, built by Sharp Stewart & Company in 1899, withdrawn from service in 1959. Length: 31' 3 3/4"; width: 8' 7"; weight: 51 tons. The Class J13 was introduced by Henry Ivatt in 1897 for shunting and short trip-freights on the Great Northern Railway (GNR).

The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class J13, classified J52 by the LNER is a class of 0-6-0 ST steam locomotive intended primarily for shunting. The Class J13 were introduced in 1897 designed by Henry Ivatt based on the earlier domeless GNR Class J14 (LNER Class J53). Eighty-five J13s were built up to 1909.

Steam locomotive, No 1247, 0-6-0ST, Great Northern Railway, designed by Ivatt, built by Sharp Stewart & Company in 1899, withdrawn from service in 1959. Length: 31' 3 3/4"; width: 8' 7"; weight: 51 tons. Locomotives and Rolling Stock. 1899.

Ivatt design for the Great Northern Railway (GNR Class 13) Class J13 0-6-0ST saddle tank design built in 1899, GNR No 1247, LNER Class J52 4247 and 8846, Ex British Railways (BR) number 68846. Photographed in Shildon NRM

The Great Northern Railway J52 0-6-0ST No. 1247 is also on the cards to be overhauled back in to running again as part of the 15-year strategic plan by the National Railway Museum. Now restored to its Great Northern livery, the British Railways era photo has moved to the album.

English: Great Northern Railway 0-6-0ST steam locomotive, No 1247, designed by Ivatt, built by Sharp Stewart & Company in 1899, withdrawn from service in 1959.