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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 139 m/e 10/1908
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7139 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8219 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 68219 w/e 04/11/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J70
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J7010/1908
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number C64
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 10/1908
Withdrawal w/e Mon 31/08/1953
Service Life 44 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1953

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1908
COL   Colchester m/e 11/1935
IPS   Ipswich on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
YAR   Yarmouth South Town w/e 05/11/1949
32B   Ipswich 5w/e 21/03/1953
     Withdrawn w/e 31/08/1953

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YAR Yarmouth South Town w/e 05/11/1949
ALLOC 32B Ipswich 4w/e 21/02/1953
WDN   w/e 31/08/1953

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1908 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 139
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7139    
11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (COL)    
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8219    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ipswich (IPS)    
05/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (YAR)    
04/11/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68219    
1953 Scrapped Scrapped    
21/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
31/08/1953 Withdrawn Condemned as 68219    

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