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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
Great Eastern Railway |
253 |
m/e |
04/1893 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) |
7253 |
y/e |
1924 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) |
8215 |
m/e |
11/1946 |
British Railways |
68215 |
m/e |
Not applied |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
J. Holden |
Class |
J65 |
Company History |
GER/LNER |
Wheels |
0-6-0T |
Builder |
Stratford Works |
Order Number |
B32 |
Fittings (as built) |
Engine Brakes | Westinghouse |
|
To Service |
During 04/1893 |
Withdrawal |
During 05/1949 |
Service Life |
56 yrs , 30 dys |
Disposal
Scrapping |
During y/e 1949 |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
|
|
(New) |
m/e |
04/1893 |
STR |
|
Stratford |
on |
01/01/1948 (Snapshot) |
YB |
|
Yarmouth Beach |
w/e |
05/06/1948 |
|
|
Withdrawn |
m/e |
05/1949 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
04/1893 |
To Service |
To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 253 Built at Stratford Works |
|
|
1924 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 7253 |
|
|
11/1946 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 8215 |
|
|
01/01/1948 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR) |
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|
05/06/1948 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Yarmouth Beach (YB) |
|
|
1949 |
Number Allocated |
Allocated number 68215 but not taken up |
|
|
1949 |
Scrapped |
Scrapped |
|
|
05/1949 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 8215 |
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