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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1216 m/e 05/1905
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8216 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5566 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 65566 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J17
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number G58
To Service During 05/1905
Withdrawal w/e Mon 04/07/1960
Service Life 55 yrs, 2 mths , 4 dys
Information Vacuum Ejector and Steam Heat connector fitted in order to allow passenger work on the M&GN

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1905
MC   Melton Constable on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
YB   Yarmouth Beach w/e 30/10/1948
32C   Lowestoft w/e 14/05/1950
32C   Lowestoft 3w/e 31/05/1950
32F   Yarmouth Beach w/e 05/05/1951
32F   Yarmouth Beach 4w/e 19/05/1951
30A   Stratford 5w/e 16/02/1952
30A   Stratford 4w/e 23/02/1952
33A   Plaistow 4w/e 22/03/1952
32A   Norwich Thorpe 5w/e 18/06/1955
     Withdrawn w/e 04/07/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MC Melton Constable m/e 31/01/1946
ALLOC YB Yarmouth Beach w/e 30/10/1948
ALLOC 32C Lowestoft w/e 14/05/1950
ALLOC 32F Yarmouth Beach w/e 05/05/1951
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 33A Plaistow 4w/e 22/03/1952
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 18/06/1955
WDN   w/e 04/07/1960

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1905 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1216
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8216    
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5566    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Melton Constable (MC)    
30/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth Beach (YB)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 65566    
14/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
31/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
05/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth Beach (32F)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth Beach (32F)    
16/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
22/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Plaistow (33A)    
18/06/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
04/07/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 65566    

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