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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 189 m/e 02/1909
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7189 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 7179 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 67179 m/e Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class F4
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 2-4-2T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number A65
Fittings (as built)
Condenser Fitted
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 02/1909
Withdrawal Sat 24/04/1948
Service Life 39 yrs, 2 mths , 24 dys
Information Carried the letter G during secondment to the War Department instead of it's usual number

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1909
WD  
(Used for coastal defence at Heacham)
m/e 06/1940
91E   To Eastern Region m/e 05/1943
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 24/04/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN STR Stratford on 24/04/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1940 Wartime Armour Plating fitted
06/1943 Wartime Armour Plating removed


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1909 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 189
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7189    
06/1940 Allocation      
06/1940 Modification Modification: Wartime Armour Plating fitted    
05/1943 Allocation Reallocated to To Eastern Region (91E)    
06/1943 Modification Modification: Wartime Armour Plating removed    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 7179    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
24/04/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 7179    
1949 Number Allocated Allocated number 67179 but not taken up    

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