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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
| Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
| Great Eastern Railway |
45 |
m/e |
07/1912 |
| London and North Eastern Railway (1924) |
7045 |
y/e |
1924 |
| London and North Eastern Railway (1946) |
8641 |
m/e |
09/1946 |
| British Railways |
68641 |
m/e |
09/1948 |
Locomotive Specifics
| Designer |
A. Hill |
| Class |
J68 |
| Company History |
GER/LNER |
| Rebuild History |
|
| Wheels |
0-6-0T |
| Builder |
Stratford Works |
| Order Number |
C72 |
| Fittings (as built) |
| Engine Brakes | Westinghouse |
|
| To Service |
During 07/1912 |
| Withdrawal |
Fri 06/11/1959 |
| Service Life |
47 yrs, 4 mths , 7 dys |
Disposal
| Scrapping |
During 02/1960 |
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SLS Allocations*
| Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
| ALLOC |
MC |
Melton Constable |
on |
26/03/1947 |
| ALLOC |
NOR |
Norwich Thorpe |
on |
04/05/1947 |
| TOSTORE |
|
|
4w/e |
21/03/1959 |
| WDN |
|
|
on |
06/11/1959 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
| Date Modified |
Modification |
| 01/1924 |
Vacuum Ejector fitted |
| 11/1937 |
Condensers removed |
|
Summary
| Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
| 07/1912 |
To Service |
To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 45
Built at Stratford Works |
|
|
| 1924 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 7045 |
|
|
| 01/1924 |
Modification |
Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted |
|
|
| 11/1935 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR) |
|
|
| 11/1937 |
Modification |
Modification: Condensers removed |
|
|
| 09/1946 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 8641 |
|
|
| 01/01/1948 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - Norwich Thorpe (NOR) |
|
|
| 09/1948 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 68641 |
|
|
| 06/11/1959 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 68641 |
|
|
| 02/1960 |
Scrapped |
Scrapped |
|
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