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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 44 m/e 07/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7044 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8640 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 68640 m/e 02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class J68
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J6807/1912
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number C72
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 07/1912
Withdrawal Wed 22/04/1959
Service Life 46 yrs, 9 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1912
LOW   Lowestoft on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
32A   Norwich Thorpe 3w/e 12/11/1955
     Withdrawn on 22/04/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 03/12/1955
WDN   on 22/04/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1924 Vacuum Ejector fitted
08/1937 Condensers removed


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1912 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 44
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7044    
04/1924 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
08/1937 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8640    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Lowestoft (LOW)    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68640    
12/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
22/04/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68640    
12/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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