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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1 m/e 10/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7001 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 7230 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 67230 m/e 11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer S. Holden
Class F6
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
F610/1911
Wheels 2-4-2T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number A71
Fittings (as built)
Condenser Fitted
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 10/1911
Withdrawal Tue 13/05/1958
Service Life 46 yrs, 7 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1911
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
COL   Colchester w/e 24/01/1948
LOW   Lowestoft w/e 07/02/1948
30A   Stratford 4w/e 17/11/1956
     Withdrawn on 13/05/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC COL Colchester w/e 24/01/1948
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft w/e 07/02/1948
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 10/11/1956
WDN   on 13/05/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1927 Vacuum Ejector fitted
08/1936 Condensers removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/09/1947 Stratford Works The following withdrawn locos. were noted in the vicinity of the stripping shop on 25/9: 'F3' 7118/21/29/38/45; 'B12/3' 1522; 'D16/3' 2500; 'J15' 5358 an 5403 (all stripped), whilst 7125 an 7148 were intact. Other locos. stripped were: 'J15' 5402/54; 'D16' 2535; 'J17' 5541/71. In the stripping shop were: 'E4' 2784; 'J15' 5472; 'J19/2' 4675 and 'J17' 5549. In the Paint shop were the 'Coffee Pot' 'Y5' 8081 and W.D. 77416. A curious sight was the crane tank shed filled by two W.D.'s 77119 an 77312 (the latter with a 15A shed plate). In the fields behind the New Works were 'F3' 7146; 'J70' 8225; 'H2' 7512; 'D16' 2591; 'B12' 1544 and 'J39' 4841, all awaiting works. W.D. 77476 was in the New Works, and W.D.'s 77302 and 77107 were in the shed yard. 'D16' 2584; 'J20' 4677/93; 'J39' 4708/61, 'J69' 8574/8632; 'F6' 7230 and 'F4' 7162 were all noted newly painted ex-works. 7162 was fitted with a tablet-catcher. SLS/194711
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
10/1911 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7001    
10/1927 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
08/1936 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 7230    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
24/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (COL)    
07/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (LOW)    
11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 67230    
17/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
13/05/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 67230    
12/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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