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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1206 m/e 01/1903
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8206 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5556 m/e 08/1946
British Railways 65556 m/e 11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J16
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J1601/1903
J17 (0-6-0)02/1925
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number P54
To Service During 01/1903
Withdrawal Thu 16/03/1961
Service Life 58 yrs, 2 mths , 13 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1903
MAR   March on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
30A   Stratford 4w/e 12/04/1958
31A   Cambridge w/e 14/02/1959
     Withdrawn on 16/03/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 19/04/1958
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 21/02/1959
WDN   on 16/03/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/04/1959 Stratford Works (Waiting Wks.) 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
01/1903 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1206
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8206    
08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5556    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 65556    
12/04/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
14/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
16/03/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 65556    

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