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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 579 m/e 04/1907
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7579 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 7156 m/e 01/1947
British Railways 67156 m/e Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class F4
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 2-4-2T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number A62
Fittings (as built)
Condenser Fitted
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 04/1907
Withdrawal During 11/1950
Service Life 43 yrs , 7 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1907
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
LOW   Lowestoft w/e 10/01/1948
     Withdrawn m/e 11/1950

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe on 18/11/1946
ALLOC YB Yarmouth Beach on 16/03/1947
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 25/10/1947
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft w/e 10/01/1948
WDN   on 27/11/1950

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1907 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 579
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7579    
01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 7156    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
10/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (LOW)    
1949 Number Allocated Allocated number 67156 but not taken up    
11/1950 Withdrawn Condemned as 7156    

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