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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 29 m/e 01/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7029 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8655 m/e 08/1946
British Railways 68655 m/e 01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class J68
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J6801/1914
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number G75
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 01/1914
Withdrawal Tue 24/11/1959
Service Life 45 yrs, 10 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1914
BOS   Boston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
30A   Stratford 4w/e 22/08/1953
     Withdrawn on 24/11/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 08/08/1953
WDN   on 24/11/1959

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1914 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 29
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7029    
08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8655    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Boston (BOS)    
01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68655    
22/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
24/11/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68655    
01/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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