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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 273 m/e 06/1896
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7273 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8581 on 17/03/1946
British Railways 68581 m/e 10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J67
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J67/106/1896
J69/1 (0-6-0T)01/1908
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number C37
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 06/1896
Withdrawal Mon 28/09/1959
Service Life 63 yrs, 3 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1896
BOS   Boston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
40A   Lincoln 4w/e 08/03/1958
     Withdrawn on 28/09/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NWE New England on 16/02/1947
ALLOC BOS Boston on 20/04/1947
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 28/03/1958
WDN   on 28/09/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1929 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1896 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 273
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7273    
10/1929 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
17/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8581    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Boston (BOS)    
10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68581    
08/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
28/09/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68581    
10/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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