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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1156 m/e 10/1900
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8156 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5506 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 65506 m/e 07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J16
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J1610/1900
J17 (0-6-0)04/1922
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number F48
To Service During 10/1900
Withdrawal Mon 22/08/1960
Service Life 59 yrs, 10 mths , 23 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1900
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31D   South Lynn 4w/e 19/02/1955
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 25/05/1956
30A   Stratford 4w/e 16/03/1957
30E   Colchester w/e 20/12/1958
30A   Stratford w/e 12/12/1959
     Withdrawn on 22/08/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31D South Lynn 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 26/05/1956
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 23/02/1957
ALLOC 30E Colchester 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 26/12/1959
WDN   on 22/08/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/02/1948 Stratford Works The following locomotives were seen stripped: Nos. *1518, 2620, 4766, 5391, *7118, *7122, *7148, 7203/18, an 9659, while in the process of being stripped were: Nos. 1623/39/52, 5522, an 8529. The following were in course of erection: Nos. 1046/7, 1609/10/21/31/53/59/61/2/3/6 an 8764; No. 4889 was complete, and No. 1553 was apparently in for examination. Awaiting Works at various points were: Nos. 1509/*44/78, 1624, 2536/63, 2590, 2602, 4663/89, *5360/*80/3, 5400/10/18/52, 5506, *7119/*20. *7130/*1/*2/*5/*6/*7/*44/*7/83, 7219/26/37, *7511/*2, 8168/74, 8213, 8372, *8485/*8/9, 8791/6, 8854 an 9604. *Officially withdrawn. The Paint Shop produced the following all newly painted, lettered 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' in yellow paint and prefixed 'E': Nos. 1056, 4687, 5565, an 8376. No. 8082 was stored here. The first locomotive to have been lettered in the above new style was No. 8619, which in addition was painted green and is now to be seen at Liverpool Street, acting as station pilot. The Running Shed produced the following additional locomotives painted in the new style: Nos. 1045, 1664, an 1667 SLS/194803

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1900 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1156
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8156    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5506    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 65506    
19/02/1955 Allocation Reallocated to South Lynn (31D)    
25/05/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
16/03/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
20/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
12/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
22/08/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 65506    

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