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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway (1st) 878 m/e 08/1890
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7878 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5385 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 65385 m/e Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Worsdell
Class J15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J1508/1890
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number U25
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 08/1890
Withdrawal Sat 27/11/1948
Service Life 58 yrs, 3 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1955

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1890
COL   Colchester on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
STR   Stratford w/e 22/05/1948
     Withdrawn on 27/11/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 22/05/1948
WDN STR Stratford on 31/12/1948

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1890 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 878
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7878    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5385    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Colchester (COL)    
22/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
27/11/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 5385    
1949 Number Allocated Allocated number 65385 but not taken up    
05/1955 Scrapped Scrapped    

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