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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 342 m/e 05/1890
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7342 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8504 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 68504 m/e 05/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J67
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J67/105/1890
J69/1 (0-6-0T)09/1902
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number S24
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 05/1890
Withdrawal Mon 23/01/1956
Service Life 65 yrs, 8 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1953

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1890
THJ   Thornton Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 23/01/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 23/01/1956

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1927 Steam Brakes fitted
08/1927 Condensers removed
08/1927 Westinghouse Brake removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1952 Locomotives still carrying old numbers (LNER) Engines running with L.N.E. Numbers. (March 1952) 1423, 1879, 2364, 2372, 2395, 2620, 2654, 2659, 3573, 3585, 3647, 3913, 4114, 4117, 4140, 4368, 4642, 5177, 5213, 5297, 5331, 5343, 5565, 7461, 7465, 7470, 7471, 7488, 7500, 7604, 7606, 7625, 8000/1, 8091/6, 8103/8/9/10/21/24/30/31/34-38, 8142/3/5/9, 8154/7, 8161/8, 8173/6/7/8, 8249, 8298, 8316, 8343/54, 8405/94, 8504/14/25/68, 8619/64, 8788/95, 8915/74/79, 9143, 9271/73, 9322, 9707. Uncertain: 851, 6480/1, 9290, 9920 (? done and not reported). SLS/195206

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1890 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 342
Built at Stratford Works 		   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7342    
08/1927 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
08/1927 Modification Modification: Steam Brakes fitted    
08/1927 Modification Modification: Westinghouse Brake removed    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8504    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Thornton Junction (THJ)    
05/1952 Renumbered Renumbered to 68504    
1953 Scrapped Scrapped    
23/01/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 68504    

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