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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 157 m/e 03/1889
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7157 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8212 m/e 09/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J65
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number E22
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 03/1889
Withdrawal During 11/1947
Service Life 58 yrs, 8 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1947

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1889
     Withdrawn m/e 11/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN IPS Ipswich on 28/11/1947

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' Nos. 9000-9015 are to be renumbered 67701-67716. No. 67717 (9016) is the first to come out under this number, while No. 9015 was altered to 67716. The paint dates of Nos. 9009-9012 are March, and Nos. 9013-9015 and 67717-67718 are April. The Works' Nos. are 2028-2036/48 respectively. The next order for North Road will be a batch of 'A.1' 'Pacifics.' The rumour of further 'B.1's' came about owing to Stooperdale building a batch of spare boilers for this class. Locomotives for shops or scrap during the period April 4th-May 2nd included:-Nos. 1440, E1461, 2391, 2747, 3037, 3170, 3286, 3315, 5069, 5625, 5768/88, 7306, 7649/88, 9837/52, 9917/33, 77414, 79198. The following locomotives have arrived for cutting-up:-ex G.E. Nos. 5380/83, 5400, 7120/37, 8212, ex MET Nos. 7511/12 and ex M.G.N. No. 8485. Locomotives ex shops during the same period included Nos. 5778, 9856, 60510, 60825, 61011/60/71, 61420, 62388, 63125/40, 65624/50, 65825/47/51, 67263, 67301, 67632/84, 67718, 68248/90, 68724, 69786, 69875, 69910. The following locomotives have been painted or repainted green: Nos. 61011/60/71 an 67684. No. 60510 came off Works without nameplates, but returned and has at last had these fitted-Robert the Bruce. SLS/194806

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1889 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 157
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7157    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8212    
1947 Scrapped Scrapped    
11/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 8212    

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