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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 39E m/e 11/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7039 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8665 m/e 01/1947
British Railways 68665 m/e 03/1951

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 Mon 07/12/1959
Service Life 36 yrs, 1 mth , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1923
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 07/12/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 07/12/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1936 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1923 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 39E
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7039    
08/1936 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8665    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
03/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 68665    
07/12/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68665    
01/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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