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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 68 m/e 05/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7068 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 7227 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 67227 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer S. Holden
Class F6
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
F605/1911
Wheels 2-4-2T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number G69
Fittings (as built)
Condenser Fitted
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 05/1911
Withdrawal Thu 08/05/1958
Service Life 47 yrs , 8 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1911
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
KL   Kings Lynn 4w/e 27/11/1948
31D   South Lynn m/e 06/05/1950
31C   Kings Lynn 3w/e 31/05/1950
31D   South Lynn 4w/e 25/11/1950
31D   South Lynn m/e 30/11/1950
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 26/01/1952
31A   Cambridge 5w/e 16/02/1952
31C   Kings Lynn 4w/e 23/10/1954
31A   Cambridge 6w/e 25/12/1954
30A   Stratford 5w/e 17/12/1955
30E   Colchester 3w/e 16/06/1956
     Withdrawn on 08/05/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC KL Kings Lynn 4w/e 27/11/1948
ALLOC 31D South Lynn m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 26/01/1952
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn 4w/e 18/09/1954
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 01/01/1955
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 31/12/1955
ALLOC 30E Colchester 4w/e 23/06/1956
WDN   on 08/05/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1927 Vacuum Ejector fitted
02/1938 Condensers removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/06/1958 Stratford MPD On 29th June, the following were awaiting scrap-62536/80, 62788/97, 65442, 65508/34/5/74, 67195/212/27/30/1, 68490/1/4/5/546/55/68/607/32. In the previous week, 69496, 69609/43 were cut up. SLS/195807

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1911 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 68
Built at Stratford Works 		   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7068    
10/1927 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
02/1938 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 7227    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 67227    
27/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (KL)    
06/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to South Lynn (31D)    
31/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
25/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to South Lynn (31D)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to South Lynn (31D)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
16/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
23/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
25/12/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
17/12/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
08/05/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 67227    

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