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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 38E m/e 11/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7038 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8664 m/e 01/1947
British Railways 68664 m/e 04/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class J68
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J6811/1923
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number I89
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 11/1923
Withdrawal Tue 02/09/1958
Service Life 34 yrs, 10 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1923
MAR   March on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 22/08/1953
32C   Lowestoft 3w/e 12/11/1955
     Withdrawn on 02/09/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 32C Lowestoft 4w/e 03/12/1955
WDN   on 02/09/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1935 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1952 Locomotives still carrying old numbers (LNER) Engines running with L.N.E. Numbers. (March 1952) 1423, 1879, 2364, 2372, 2395, 2620, 2654, 2659, 3573, 3585, 3647, 3913, 4114, 4117, 4140, 4368, 4642, 5177, 5213, 5297, 5331, 5343, 5565, 7461, 7465, 7470, 7471, 7488, 7500, 7604, 7606, 7625, 8000/1, 8091/6, 8103/8/9/10/21/24/30/31/34-38, 8142/3/5/9, 8154/7, 8161/8, 8173/6/7/8, 8249, 8298, 8316, 8343/54, 8405/94, 8504/14/25/68, 8619/64, 8788/95, 8915/74/79, 9143, 9271/73, 9322, 9707. Uncertain: 851, 6480/1, 9290, 9920 (? done and not reported). SLS/195206

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1923 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 38E
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7038    
05/1935 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8664    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR)    
04/1952 Renumbered Renumbered to 68664    
22/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
12/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
02/09/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68664    
10/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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