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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway (1st) 640 m/e 07/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7640 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5440 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 65440 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Worsdell
Class J15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J1507/1899
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number X45
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 07/1899
Withdrawal Mon 10/10/1960
Service Life 61 yrs, 3 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1899
COL   Colchester on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
STR   Stratford w/e 28/02/1948
30E   Colchester w/e 28/10/1950
30A   Stratford 4w/e 25/11/1950
30A   Stratford m/e 30/11/1950
30E   Colchester 5w/e 24/03/1951
30E   Colchester m/e 31/03/1951
30A   Stratford 4w/e 21/07/1951
30A   Stratford 3w/e 28/07/1951
     Withdrawn on 10/10/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 28/02/1948
ALLOC 30E Colchester w/e 28/10/1950
ALLOC 30A Stratford m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 30E Colchester m/e 31/03/1951
ALLOC 30A Stratford 3w/e 28/07/1951
WDN   on 10/10/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
20/08/1949 Stratford Works On 20/8 the Repair Shop contained the following: Nos. 1542, 2501/07/90, 64667/91, 65440, 5551, 8317, 8576, 8654, 9633, 69653, 9685. The last M. & G.N. 'J.93' tank-No. 8489-is in Stratford Yard. Stratford still paints 'British Railways' on tanks and tenders which do not carry the crest. SLS/194909

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1899 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 640
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7640    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5440    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Colchester (COL)    
28/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 65440    
28/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
25/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
24/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
31/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
21/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
28/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
10/10/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 65440    
11/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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