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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 220 m/e 10/1907
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7220 y/e 1924

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class F4
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 2-4-2T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number G63
Fittings (as built)
Condenser Fitted
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 10/1907
Withdrawal During 05/1934
Service Life 26 yrs , 7 mths
Information Vacuum ejector fitted when built

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1907
     Withdrawn m/e 05/1934
PKS   Parkeston Quay w/e 22/05/1948
STR   Stratford 4w/e 27/11/1948
IPS   Ipswich w/e 10/12/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC PKS Parkeston Quay w/e 22/05/1948
ALLOC STR Stratford 4w/e 27/11/1948
ALLOC IPS Ipswich w/e 10/12/1949

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/09/1947 Stratford Works New boilers are being made for at least two non-standard classes. Those noted were:-Nos. 2446 dated 1947 on Class 'F6' No. 7225, 2447 dated 1947 waiting to go on Class 'F6' No. 7220, 4476/47 on Class 'J20/l' No. 4688 (which had previously carried a similar round top-boiler, 4477/47 on Class 'J20/1' No. 4693 and 4478/47 waiting to go on Class 'J20/1' No. 4677. The above boilers all have round-top fireboxes. SLS/194710

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1907 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 220
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7220    
05/1934 Withdrawn Condemned as 7220    
22/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (PKS)    
27/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
10/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (IPS)    

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