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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway (1st) 642 m/e 07/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7642 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5442 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 65442 m/e 04/1949

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 19/05/1958
Service Life 58 yrs, 10 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1899
BSE   Bury St Edmunds on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31A   Cambridge 5w/e 23/08/1952
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 06/09/1952
     Withdrawn on 19/05/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 06/09/1952
WDN   on 19/05/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/06/1958 Stratford MPD On 29th June, the following were awaiting scrap-62536/80, 62788/97, 65442, 65508/34/5/74, 67195/212/27/30/1, 68490/1/4/5/546/55/68/607/32. In the previous week, 69496, 69609/43 were cut up. SLS/195807

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1899 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 642
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7642    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5442    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bury St Edmunds (BSE)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 65442    
23/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
06/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
19/05/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 65442    
01/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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