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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway (1st) 551 m/e 09/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7551 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5479 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 65479 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Worsdell
Class J15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J1509/1913
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number G73
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 09/1913
Withdrawal Mon 15/08/1960
Service Life 46 yrs, 11 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1913
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
LOW   Lowestoft w/e 09/10/1948
30E   Colchester 4w/e 25/11/1950
30E   Colchester m/e 30/11/1950
34D   Hitchin (GNR) 4w/e 25/07/1953
     Withdrawn on 15/08/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IPS Ipswich m/e 31/01/1946
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft w/e 09/10/1948
ALLOC 30E Colchester m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 34D Hitchin (GNR) 4w/e 11/07/1953
WDN   on 15/08/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/04/1962 Inverurie Works (Awaiting shops) In shops-44322/28, 45009, 64572, 64606, 65905. Awaiting shops: 65479. Shopped in previous five weeks-64552/91, 64602/27, 65297. Cut up previous five weeks- 55165/229, 57559, 61996/8, 64542/53, 65296, 68338. Being cut up: 40645/7, 57411, 57557, 64628. Awaiting cut up: 57560, 64566, 64963. 64553 was involved in an accident which resulted in a large 'tear' along the frame and although there was a possibility of repair it was scrapped in the shops. The battery rail-car is back in shops after further trials. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1913 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 551
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7551    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5479    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
09/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (LOW)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 65479    
25/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
25/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Hitchin (GNR) (34D)    
08/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
15/08/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 65479    

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