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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

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     Withdrawn m/e 05/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YB Yarmouth Beach w/e 05/06/1948
WDN YB Yarmouth Beach on 09/05/1949

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

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)    
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05/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 8215    

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