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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 46 m/e 08/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7046 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8642 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 68642 m/e 02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class J68
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J6808/1912
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number C72
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 08/1912
Withdrawal Sun 10/09/1961
Service Life 49 yrs, 1 mth , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1912
PKS   Parkeston Quay on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
STR   Stratford w/e 24/01/1948
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 20/08/1955
32C   Lowestoft 4w/e 13/09/1958
30A   Stratford w/e 07/11/1959
     Withdrawn on 10/09/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC PKS Parkeston Quay on 07/12/1946
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 24/01/1948
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 10/09/1955
ALLOC 32C Lowestoft 4w/e 06/09/1958
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 28/11/1959
WDN   on 10/09/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1923 Vacuum Ejector fitted
08/1937 Condensers removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/11/1960 G.E. Dieselisation Extensive dieselisation has taken place on the GE and a considerable re-shuffle of diesels between March, Ipswich and Stratford took place on 21st November. Cambridge has lost all its passenger turns (steam) and its entire allocation of Bls (61046/8/66/71/82, 61236/52/3/4/80/3) has been transferred to March and Norwich, leaving 16 steam engines allocated. South Lynn is now a sub-shed of March, its allocation being 43089/90, 65548/77 an 68499. Lowestoft has lost its 3 steam engines (65462, 65588 and 68642) to store at Trowse and is completely diesel, i.e. D2039, D2553/5/68/70/3. SLS/196101

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1912 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 46
Built at Stratford Works
   
04/1923 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7046    
08/1937 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8642    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Parkeston Quay (PKS)    
24/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
02/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68642    
20/08/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
13/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
10/09/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68642    
10/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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