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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 368 m/e 04/1894
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7368 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8544 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 68544 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J67
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J67/104/1894
J69/1 (0-6-0T)10/1906
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number N33
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 04/1894
Withdrawal Mon 31/01/1955
Service Life 60 yrs , 10 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1955

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1894
POL   Polmont on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 31/01/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 31/01/1955

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1928 Steam Brakes fitted
06/1928 Condensers removed
06/1928 Westinghouse Brake removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
27/08/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 1/8 to 27/8: These included Nos. 60502/05, 61081, 61727, 1729, 61736/46, 1753, 61759/83/91, 1823, 61876/78, 61988/93, 2428, 62683, 2687, 62688, 3180, 4546/47/64/79, 4703, 64855, 4945/86, 65913, 67478, 68113, 8321, 8477, 68481, 8544, 68955, 69183, 69213, 77306, ex L.M.S. 40170, 44795, 45022, 45451, 54654. During W/E 20/8 Cowlairs started putting the crest on both passenger and goods tender engines which had received a general repair (not intermediate repair) and the following have been noted: Nos. 61308, 61766, 64700 an 90313; no tank engines have so far been noted with the crest-No. 68477 appeared in lined black, with British Railways on the tanks. SLS/194910

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1894 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 368
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7368    
06/1928 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
06/1928 Modification Modification: Steam Brakes fitted    
06/1928 Modification Modification: Westinghouse Brake removed    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8544    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Polmont (POL)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68544    
1955 Scrapped Scrapped    
31/01/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 68544    

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