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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1211 m/e 04/1905
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8211 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5561 m/e 08/1946
British Railways 65561 w/e 09/12/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J17
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number G58
To Service During 04/1905
Withdrawal Mon 07/12/1959
Service Life 54 yrs, 8 mths , 6 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1905
SL   South Lynn on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
CAM   Cambridge w/e 04/06/1949
31E   Bury St Edmunds 4w/e 04/10/1952
31E   Bury St Edmunds 4w/e 18/10/1952
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 27/12/1952
31A   Cambridge 5w/e 17/01/1953
32B   Ipswich 5w/e 14/06/1958
     Withdrawn on 07/12/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CAM Cambridge w/e 04/06/1949
ALLOC 31E Bury St Edmunds 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 27/12/1952
ALLOC 32B Ipswich 4w/e 14/06/1958
WDN   on 07/12/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1958 Stratford Works (Old Works) Old Works-61003 (30F), 43107 (31D), 61066 (31A), 61089 (30A), 61136 (14D), 61160 (32B), 61164 (30A), 61254 (32B), 61299 (40E), 61361 (30E), 61372 (30A), 61632 (31A), 64677 (30A), 64965 (33A), 65561 (32B), 69695-Wdn., 80079 (33B). Diesel Shop-12064 (14A), 15214 (75C), D208 (34B), D2208 (30A), D2210 (32A), D2214 (32A), D3221 (75C), D3444 (34A), D3460 (73C), D3476 (34C), D5514 (30A), D8407 (30A). Waiting Wks.-61336 (30E), 61573 (31E), 61576 (31E), 62571 (40A), 62582 (31A), 62610 (31C), 64651 (30E), 64672 (31B), 64688 (31A), 68625 (32D), 68630 (30A), 68636 (30A), 69610 (30A), 69616 (31A), 69703 (30A), 69717 (30A), Departmental 36. Stripping-62614, 69608/41. Foundry-65568, 65587, 69624. On Shed Ex Wks.-D2573 (32G), D3217 (75A). Waiting Cut Up-61547/61/4, 62518/34/6/43/5/66/72/88/615, 62788, 64645, 65390/438/41/4, 65504/74, 68529/41/616/8/32, 68653/7/9/62/6, 69628. SLS/195902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1905 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1211
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8211    
08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5561    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - South Lynn (SL)    
04/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
09/12/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 65561    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Bury St Edmunds (31E)    
18/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Bury St Edmunds (31E)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
17/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
07/12/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 65561    

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