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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 131 m/e 06/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7131 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8223 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 68223 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J70
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J7006/1914
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number P75
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 06/1914
Withdrawal Tue 19/07/1955
Service Life 41 yrs, 1 mth , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1955

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1914
KL   Kings Lynn on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31B   March 4w/e 09/08/1952
31B   March 5w/e 23/08/1952
32D   Yarmouth South Town 4w/e 19/12/1953
     Withdrawn on 19/07/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 09/08/1952
ALLOC 32D Yarmouth South Town 4w/e 26/12/1953
WDN   on 19/07/1955

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1914 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 131
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7131    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8223    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Lynn (KL)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68223    
09/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
23/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
19/12/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (32D)    
19/07/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 68223    
08/1955 Scrapped Scrapped    

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