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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 266 m/e 04/1896
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7266 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8574 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 68574 m/e 07/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J67
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J67/104/1896
J69/1 (0-6-0T)12/1907
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number C37
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 04/1896
Withdrawal Mon 19/01/1959
Service Life 62 yrs, 9 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1896
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 19/01/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 19/01/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1924 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/09/1947 Stratford Works The following withdrawn locos. were noted in the vicinity of the stripping shop on 25/9: 'F3' 7118/21/29/38/45; 'B12/3' 1522; 'D16/3' 2500; 'J15' 5358 an 5403 (all stripped), whilst 7125 an 7148 were intact. Other locos. stripped were: 'J15' 5402/54; 'D16' 2535; 'J17' 5541/71. In the stripping shop were: 'E4' 2784; 'J15' 5472; 'J19/2' 4675 and 'J17' 5549. In the Paint shop were the 'Coffee Pot' 'Y5' 8081 and W.D. 77416. A curious sight was the crane tank shed filled by two W.D.'s 77119 an 77312 (the latter with a 15A shed plate). In the fields behind the New Works were 'F3' 7146; 'J70' 8225; 'H2' 7512; 'D16' 2591; 'B12' 1544 and 'J39' 4841, all awaiting works. W.D. 77476 was in the New Works, and W.D.'s 77302 and 77107 were in the shed yard. 'D16' 2584; 'J20' 4677/93; 'J39' 4708/61, 'J69' 8574/8632; 'F6' 7230 and 'F4' 7162 were all noted newly painted ex-works. 7162 was fitted with a tablet-catcher. SLS/194711
02/04/1959 Stratford Works (Waiting cut up) Old Works, 43143 (40F), 61009 (40A), 61116 (14D), 61202 (40A), 61232 (30F), 61329 (30A), 61348 (31F), 61371 (31A), 61405 (40A), 64823 (40F), 69696 (30A). Diesel Sp., D206 (34B), 11138 (30F), 12078 (1A), 15203 (75C), D2550 (32B), D3094 (75A), D3301 (30A), D5304 (34B), D8404 (30A). Waiting Wks., 61575 (31A), 64650 (30E), 64677 (30A), 64715 (40E), 65556 (31A), 69637 (34C), 69669 (30A). Paint shop, 15215 (75C), 61375 (30A), Stripping Sp., 43105 (30A), 61573 Wdn, 69728 (30A). Foundry, 68541. Waiting cut up, 61566/76/80, 62536/82/8, 64651, 65467, 65574, 68574/638, 69600/10/6/9/23/7/34/5/59/66/76/716/31. SLS/195905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1896 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 266
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7266    
08/1924 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8574    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
07/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 68574    
19/01/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68574    
04/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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