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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1224 m/e 01/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8224 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5574 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 65574 m/e 08/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J17
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number S59
To Service During 01/1906
Withdrawal Tue 19/04/1955
Service Life 49 yrs, 3 mths , 19 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 01/1906
YB   Yarmouth Beach on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 06/03/1948
MEL     w/e 24/04/1948
YB   Yarmouth Beach w/e 19/06/1948
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 24/07/1948
YB   Yarmouth Beach w/e 21/08/1948
MEL     5w/e 26/02/1949
YB   Yarmouth Beach w/e 05/11/1949
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 21/01/1950
32G   Melton Constable w/e 13/10/1951
32G   Melton Constable 4w/e 20/10/1951
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 17/11/1951
     Withdrawn on 19/04/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 06/03/1948
ALLOC MEL   w/e 24/04/1948
ALLOC YB Yarmouth Beach w/e 19/06/1948
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 24/07/1948
ALLOC YB Yarmouth Beach w/e 21/08/1948
ALLOC MEL   5w/e 26/02/1949
ALLOC YB Yarmouth Beach w/e 05/11/1949
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 21/01/1950
ALLOC 32G Melton Constable w/e 13/10/1951
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe w/e 17/11/1951
WDN   on 19/04/1955

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/06/1958 Stratford MPD On 29th June, the following were awaiting scrap-62536/80, 62788/97, 65442, 65508/34/5/74, 67195/212/27/30/1, 68490/1/4/5/546/55/68/607/32. In the previous week, 69496, 69609/43 were cut up. SLS/195807
31/12/1958 Stratford Works (Waiting Cut Up) 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
02/04/1959 Stratford Works (Waiting cut up) Old Works, 43143 (40F), 61009 (40A), 61116 (14D), 61202 (40A), 61232 (30F), 61329 (30A), 61348 (31F), 61371 (31A), 61405 (40A), 64823 (40F), 69696 (30A). Diesel Sp., D206 (34B), 11138 (30F), 12078 (1A), 15203 (75C), D2550 (32B), D3094 (75A), D3301 (30A), D5304 (34B), D8404 (30A). Waiting Wks., 61575 (31A), 64650 (30E), 64677 (30A), 64715 (40E), 65556 (31A), 69637 (34C), 69669 (30A). Paint shop, 15215 (75C), 61375 (30A), Stripping Sp., 43105 (30A), 61573 Wdn, 69728 (30A). Foundry, 68541. Waiting cut up, 61566/76/80, 62536/82/8, 64651, 65467, 65574, 68574/638, 69600/10/6/9/23/7/34/5/59/66/76/716/31. SLS/195905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1906 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1224
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8224    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5574    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Yarmouth Beach (YB)    
06/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
24/04/1948 Allocation      
19/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth Beach (YB)    
24/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
21/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth Beach (YB)    
26/02/1949 Allocation      
05/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth Beach (YB)    
21/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
08/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 65574    
13/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Melton Constable (32G)    
20/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Melton Constable (32G)    
17/11/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
19/04/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 65574    

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