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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway (1st) 897 m/e 09/1891
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7897 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5396 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 65396 m/e Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Worsdell
Class J15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J1509/1891
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number L28
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 09/1891
Withdrawal During 03/1951
Service Life 59 yrs, 5 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1949

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1891
KL   Kings Lynn on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 14/01/1950
IPS   Ipswich w/e 21/01/1950
     Withdrawn m/e 03/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 14/01/1950
ALLOC IPS Ipswich w/e 21/01/1950
WDN   on 26/03/1951

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1891 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 897
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7897    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5396    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Lynn (KL)    
1949 Number Allocated Allocated number 65396 but not taken up    
10/1949 Scrapped Scrapped    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
21/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (IPS)    
03/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 5396    

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