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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1218 m/e 05/1905
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8218 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5568 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 65568 m/e 07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J17
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number G58
To Service During 05/1905
Withdrawal Mon 22/09/1958
Service Life 53 yrs, 4 mths , 23 dys
Information Back Cab Tender fitted specifically for working the Cambridge-Sudbury goods and Kings Lynn-Swaffham-Thetford goods duties where no turntables were available

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1905
MAR   March on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 21/02/1948
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 15/11/1952
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 29/11/1952
31C   Kings Lynn 4w/e 16/05/1953
     Withdrawn on 22/09/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 21/02/1948
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 29/11/1952
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn 4w/e 16/05/1953
WDN   on 22/09/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1958 Stratford Works (Foundry) 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1905 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1218
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8218    
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5568    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR)    
21/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 65568    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
16/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
22/09/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 65568    

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