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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 79 m/e 05/1909
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7079 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 7187 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 67187 m/e 01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class F4
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 2-4-2T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number I65
Fittings (as built)
Condenser Fitted
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 05/1909
Withdrawal Thu 18/08/1955
Service Life 46 yrs, 3 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1955

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1909
BSE   Bury St Edmunds on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
CAM   Cambridge w/e 23/04/1949
SL   South Lynn w/e 03/09/1949
CAM   Cambridge on 07/09/1949
STR   Stratford on 09/09/1949
MAR   March w/e 31/12/1949
32C   Lowestoft 4w/e 19/01/1952
32C   Lowestoft 4w/e 26/01/1952
     Withdrawn on 18/08/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YB Yarmouth Beach on 18/02/1947
ALLOC STR Stratford on 08/03/1947
ALLOC KL Kings Lynn on 11/05/1947
ALLOC BSE Bury St Edmunds on 18/05/1947
ALLOC CAM Cambridge w/e 23/04/1949
ALLOC SL South Lynn w/e 03/09/1949
ALLOC CAM Cambridge on 07/09/1949
ALLOC STR Stratford on 09/09/1949
ALLOC MAR March w/e 31/12/1949
ALLOC 32C Lowestoft 4w/e 26/01/1952
WDN   on 18/08/1955

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/07/1949 Cambridge MPD On 10/7, the following were in store at Cambridge, in the goods yard behind the shed: 'C.12' No. 7354; 'E.4' No. 2785; 'F.3' No. 7124; 'F.4' Nos. 7160 an 7187. Four other 'E.4's' were in traffic, or on the shed, viz: Nos. 2783, 62788/91 an 2794. SLS/194908

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1909 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 79
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7079    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 7187    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bury St Edmunds (BSE)    
23/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
03/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to South Lynn (SL)    
07/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
09/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
31/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 67187    
19/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
08/1955 Scrapped Scrapped    
18/08/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 67187    

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