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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway (1st) 556 m/e 06/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7556 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5454 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 65454 m/e 03/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Worsdell
Class J15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J1506/1906
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number A60
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 06/1906
Withdrawal Fri 22/05/1959
Service Life 52 yrs, 11 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1906
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
30E   Colchester w/e 02/07/1950
30A   Stratford w/e 01/10/1950
30A   Stratford 4w/e 21/10/1950
32B   Ipswich 5w/e 15/11/1958
     Withdrawn on 22/05/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STR Stratford on 10/05/1947
ALLOC 30E Colchester w/e 02/07/1950
ALLOC 30A Stratford w/e 01/10/1950
ALLOC 32B Ipswich 4w/e 01/11/1958
WDN   on 22/05/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/09/1947 Stratford Works The following withdrawn locos. were noted in the vicinity of the stripping shop on 25/9: 'F3' 7118/21/29/38/45; 'B12/3' 1522; 'D16/3' 2500; 'J15' 5358 an 5403 (all stripped), whilst 7125 an 7148 were intact. Other locos. stripped were: 'J15' 5402/54; 'D16' 2535; 'J17' 5541/71. In the stripping shop were: 'E4' 2784; 'J15' 5472; 'J19/2' 4675 and 'J17' 5549. In the Paint shop were the 'Coffee Pot' 'Y5' 8081 and W.D. 77416. A curious sight was the crane tank shed filled by two W.D.'s 77119 an 77312 (the latter with a 15A shed plate). In the fields behind the New Works were 'F3' 7146; 'J70' 8225; 'H2' 7512; 'D16' 2591; 'B12' 1544 and 'J39' 4841, all awaiting works. W.D. 77476 was in the New Works, and W.D.'s 77302 and 77107 were in the shed yard. 'D16' 2584; 'J20' 4677/93; 'J39' 4708/61, 'J69' 8574/8632; 'F6' 7230 and 'F4' 7162 were all noted newly painted ex-works. 7162 was fitted with a tablet-catcher. SLS/194711

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1906 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 556
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7556    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5454    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
02/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
01/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
21/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
03/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 65454    
15/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
22/05/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 65454    
06/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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