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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 261 m/e 04/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7261 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8587 on 22/01/1946
British Railways 68587 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J67
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J67/104/1899
J69/2 (0-6-0T)06/1946
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number H45
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 04/1899
Withdrawal Thu 01/10/1959
Service Life 60 yrs, 6 mths , 0 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1899
LIN   Lincoln on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36A   Doncaster 5w/e 20/04/1957
     Withdrawn on 01/10/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 20/04/1957
WDN   on 01/10/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1899 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 261
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7261    
22/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8587    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Lincoln (LIN)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68587    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
01/10/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68587    
11/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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