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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1201 m/e 12/1902
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8201 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5551 on 20/01/1946
British Railways 65551 m/e 09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J16
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J1612/1902
J17 (0-6-0)12/1921
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number P54
To Service During 12/1902
Withdrawal Wed 10/02/1960
Service Life 57 yrs, 2 mths , 11 dys
Information Vacuum Ejector and Steam Heat connector fitted in order to allow passenger work on the M&GN

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1902
MC   Melton Constable on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
YB   Yarmouth Beach w/e 24/01/1948
NOR   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 26/03/1949
MEL     w/e 22/10/1949
32A   Norwich Thorpe 5w/e 16/02/1952
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 23/02/1952
32G   Melton Constable 4w/e 22/05/1954
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 07/03/1959
     Withdrawn on 10/02/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MC Melton Constable on 02/03/1947
ALLOC YB Yarmouth Beach w/e 24/01/1948
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 26/03/1949
ALLOC MEL   w/e 22/10/1949
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 32G Melton Constable 4w/e 22/05/1954
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 21/03/1959
TOSTORE   4w/e 21/03/1959
WDN   on 10/02/1960

* 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
12/1902 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1201
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8201    
20/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5551    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Melton Constable (MC)    
24/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth Beach (YB)    
26/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 65551    
22/10/1949 Allocation      
16/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
22/05/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Melton Constable (32G)    
07/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
10/02/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 65551    

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