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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 328 m/e 03/1890
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7328 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8491 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 68491 m/e 04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J67
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J67/103/1890
J69/1 (0-6-0T)07/1908
J67/2 (0-6-0T)08/1912
J69/1 (0-6-0T)02/1917
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number R24
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 03/1890
Withdrawal Tue 03/06/1958
Service Life 68 yrs, 3 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1890
BOS   Boston m/e 12/1935
LEI   Leicester (G.C.) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
STR   Stratford m/e 30/11/1949
STR   Stratford w/e 03/12/1949
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 22/08/1953
35B   Grantham 4w/e 21/04/1956
35A   New England 4w/e 25/05/1956
     Withdrawn on 03/06/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 03/12/1949
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 35A New England 5w/e 31/03/1956
ALLOC 35B Grantham 4w/e 28/04/1956
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 26/05/1956
WDN   on 03/06/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1935 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/06/1958 Stratford MPD On 29th June, the following were awaiting scrap-62536/80, 62788/97, 65442, 65508/34/5/74, 67195/212/27/30/1, 68490/1/4/5/546/55/68/607/32. In the previous week, 69496, 69609/43 were cut up. SLS/195807

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1890 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 328
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7328    
05/1935 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8491    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Leicester (G.C.) (LEI)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68491    
30/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
03/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
22/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
21/04/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
25/05/1956 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
03/06/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68491    
08/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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