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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 126 m/e 03/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7126 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8225 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 68225 m/e 05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J70
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J7003/1921
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number D85
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 03/1921
Withdrawal Tue 08/03/1955
Service Life 34 yrs , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1955

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1921
IPS   Ipswich on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
KL   Kings Lynn w/e 11/06/1949
30E   Colchester w/e 15/09/1951
30E   Colchester 5w/e 22/09/1951
31C   Kings Lynn 4w/e 29/12/1951
31B   March 4w/e 09/08/1952
31B   March 5w/e 23/08/1952
     Withdrawn on 08/03/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC KL Kings Lynn w/e 11/06/1949
ALLOC 30E Colchester w/e 15/09/1951
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 09/08/1952
ALLOC 32B Ipswich 4w/e 05/09/1953
WDN   on 08/03/1955

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/09/1947 Stratford Works The following withdrawn locos. were noted in the vicinity of the stripping shop on 25/9: 'F3' 7118/21/29/38/45; 'B12/3' 1522; 'D16/3' 2500; 'J15' 5358 an 5403 (all stripped), whilst 7125 an 7148 were intact. Other locos. stripped were: 'J15' 5402/54; 'D16' 2535; 'J17' 5541/71. In the stripping shop were: 'E4' 2784; 'J15' 5472; 'J19/2' 4675 and 'J17' 5549. In the Paint shop were the 'Coffee Pot' 'Y5' 8081 and W.D. 77416. A curious sight was the crane tank shed filled by two W.D.'s 77119 an 77312 (the latter with a 15A shed plate). In the fields behind the New Works were 'F3' 7146; 'J70' 8225; 'H2' 7512; 'D16' 2591; 'B12' 1544 and 'J39' 4841, all awaiting works. W.D. 77476 was in the New Works, and W.D.'s 77302 and 77107 were in the shed yard. 'D16' 2584; 'J20' 4677/93; 'J39' 4708/61, 'J69' 8574/8632; 'F6' 7230 and 'F4' 7162 were all noted newly painted ex-works. 7162 was fitted with a tablet-catcher. SLS/194711
25/03/1950 Stratford Works One of the two 0-4-0T tram engines-No. 68083- has just been through shops. The crest is on the undercarriage, below the wooden body. One of the 0-6-0T tram engines has the words 'British Railways' in the same position, and does not look as neat. Locomotives in the new shops were Nos. 61004/42/50/54/89, 61332/35. 1639. 62531, 3040. 63101, 7160, 68527, 69704, 90013, 90502. ex-W.D. 77013, 79312 and outside awaiting shopping were Nos. 61235, 61559, 8386, 8647, 9684, 90392. The three Crane locomotives are now renumbered; No. 68667 noted 3/49, No. 68668 2/50 and No. 68669 3/50 (with crest). These dates are not given in the official lists, and the actual dates will be slightly earlier. In the Paint Shop were Nos. 61540 (lined), 61554. 68088, 68225, 68651, 69641, 69728; and in the old Works Nos. 61058, 61336, 61558, 62509, 2584, 2601. 62790, 2794, 4644/83, 65462, 65545/57, 7155, 7226, 8375, 8519/61, 8772, 8874/81, 9639/69. SLS/195005

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1921 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 126
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7126    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8225    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ipswich (IPS)    
11/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (KL)    
05/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68225    
15/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
22/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
09/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
23/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
1955 Scrapped Scrapped    
08/03/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 68225    

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