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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 23 m/e 12/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7023 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8649 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 68649 m/e 06/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class J68
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J6812/1913
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number G75
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 12/1913
Withdrawal Sun 10/09/1961
Service Life 47 yrs, 9 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1913
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
30F   Parkeston Quay m/e 31/01/1951
30F   Parkeston Quay 4w/e 17/02/1951
30A   Stratford 5w/e 21/03/1953
     Withdrawn on 10/09/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 30F Parkeston Quay m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 21/03/1953
WDN   on 10/09/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1924 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1913 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 23
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7023    
02/1924 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8649    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
06/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68649    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (30F)    
17/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (30F)    
21/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
10/09/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68649    
10/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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