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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1291 m/e 12/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8291 m/e 06/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4696 on 02/02/1946
British Railways 64696 w/e 30/12/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class J20
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J2012/1922
J20/1 (0-6-0)09/1953
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number Y87
To Service During 12/1922
Withdrawal Fri 06/04/1962
Service Life 39 yrs, 4 mths , 7 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1922
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31B   March 4w/e 21/08/1954
     Withdrawn on 06/04/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 14/08/1954
WDN   on 06/04/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' are completed up to No. 67727 and the last three are almost finished. The paint dates of Nos. 67719-21 are May, Nos. 67722-26 June and No. 67727 July. The Works' Nos. are 2037-2045, in order.
Frames are laid down for the first two 'Pacifics' and it is understood that at least twelve are expected to be completed by the end of the year.
No. 7306 the first 'G.5' to be withdrawn is in the scrap yard, together with No. 5115. A start was made on cutting-up 'C.7's' Nos. 2973 an 2982 during W/E 3/7/48 and these will be followed by No. 2954. Further engines of this class have arrived in the Works' road at the shed, and it is expected they will all be scrapped, they are as follows:-Nos. 2975, 2981, 2983, 2988 an 2995. 'J.93' No. 8488 arrived on a truck and was cut-up W/E 29/5/48. Easingwold Rly. No. 2 is still in the Works' yard in a very forlorn condition. The North Sunderland Rly. diesel Lady Armstrong has also been there for a considerable time; No. 8089 is at present working on the N.S. Rly. The frames of two ex G.N.R. 'Atlantic's' (still complete with cylinders) have been shortened and are being used back to back as a boiler wagon. 'B.1' No. 61014 is ex works painted black and fully lined, but minus name plates-the name being chalked on one side of the smokebox. Other locomotives noted painted black and fully lined include Nos. 60834, 60942, 61019 an 62751.
Locomotives ex works to July 3rd, include:-Nos. 60919, 61410, 62724, 63282/90, 63345, 65024/64, 65575, 65673, 65708/54/62/75, 65816/41, 67613/29, 68245, 68307/58/91, 68706/61, 69771/98, 69833/37, 69854/66 an 69917. Locomotives for works during the same period include:-Nos. 509, 824/98, 920, 1012/19, 2375/79, 2706/61/68, 3250/64, 5099, 5670/92, 5774, 7246/95, 7305/06, 7603/05/10/16/30/35/61/78/90, 8262/91, 8358/60/93, 8434, 9781/82, 9832/52/57/82/85/93 an 61420.
SLS/194808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1922 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1291
Built at Stratford Works
   
06/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8291    
02/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4696    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
30/12/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 64696    
21/08/1954 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
06/04/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64696    

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