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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 375 m/e 06/1894
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7375 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8551 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 68551 m/e 07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J67
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J67/106/1894
J69/1 (0-6-0T)11/1904
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number N33
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 06/1894
Withdrawal Fri 21/06/1957
Service Life 63 yrs , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1894
EFD   Eastfield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
65G   Yoker w/e 07/04/1951
65G   Yoker 4w/e 21/04/1951
62B   Dundee Tay Bridge 8w/e 17/04/1954
     Withdrawn on 21/06/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 65G Yoker w/e 07/04/1951
ALLOC 62B Dundee Tay Bridge 4w/e 17/04/1954
WDN   on 21/06/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1928 Vacuum Ejector fitted
01/1928 Condensers removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/05/1947 Haymarket MPD Class 'C7' No. 2970 was 'out of service' here both on 3/5 and 10/5. L.M.S. '8F' No. 8551 was on shed on 3/5. SLS/194708
09/07/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 6/6 to 9/7: These included Nos. 1221, 61245, 61308, 1726/32, 61772/89, 61936, 2461/81/90, 2689, 62692, 63177, 4541, 64567, 4591, 64625, 4706, 64790, 4864, 64915, 5925/31, 67475/78, 8120, 8338/40, 68499, 8551, 9129/32, 69144, 9157/66/92, 70802, 77442, ex L.M.S. Nos. 45086, 7162, 54651. During June, locomotives were still being turned out lettered 'British Railways' from this Works. SLS/194908

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1894 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 375
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7375    
01/1928 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
01/1928 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8551    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Eastfield (EFD)    
07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68551    
07/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Yoker (65G)    
21/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Yoker (65G)    
17/04/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Dundee Tay Bridge (62B)    
21/06/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 68551    
07/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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