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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 203 m/e 12/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7203 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8591 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 68591 m/e 11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J67
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J67/112/1899
J69/2 (0-6-0T)11/1948
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number G47
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 12/1899
Withdrawal Mon 04/01/1960
Service Life 60 yrs, 1 mth , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1899
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
41H   Staveley (G.C.) 5w/e 14/06/1958
41J   Langwith Junction w/e 10/10/1959
     Withdrawn on 04/01/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 41H Staveley (G.C.) 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 4w/e 31/10/1959
WDN   on 04/01/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
13/08/1946 Liverpool Street Station The loco. hauling the Scandinavian now carries a headboard on the smokebox-first time noted was 8780 on 13/8. The 'Hook' has in its formation two of the new L.N.E.R vestibule coaches with middle doors, easily picked out by their brown roofs. On 16/9 'J.67' 8591 was in charge of a very lengthy train of wagons proceeding along the marshes from Temple Mills, with more than 55 vehicles! SLS/194701
02/07/1961 Doncaster Works (Outside Erecting Shop) New Erecting Shop: D2394/5, E3064-9. Boiler Shop: E3070. Stripping Road: D2235, D3446, D3694, 60022, 60502/19, 61195, 61311. 61902/19, 64170, 70018/39. Scrap Yard: 61997 being cut up. Crimpsall: 61157, 61846. Outside Crimpsall: D3660, 61056/87, 76050. Erecting Shops: D2026, D2234, D2402, D3449, D5571/2, D8211, 12124, 13253, 43154, 60009/30/62/73/7, 60142/55/6, 61074, 61167, 61378, 61893, 61906/43, 63928, 70009/23/7/35. Outside Erecting Shop: DEPT7, 60029, 61231, 61850/65, 68591. Weigh House: Nil. Outside Weigh House: D5534, 60099, 62059, 63967. Paint Shop: D2393, D6720, D9006, E3062/3, 13252, 60161, 61120. Outside Paint Shop: D351, D5347, D5804, D6719. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1899 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 203
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7203    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8591    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68591    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (41H)    
10/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
04/01/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 68591    
07/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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