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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1198 m/e 10/1902
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8198 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5548 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 65548 m/e 02/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J16
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J1610/1902
J17 (0-6-0)12/1921
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number B54
To Service During 10/1902
Withdrawal Mon 07/03/1960
Service Life 57 yrs, 5 mths , 6 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1902
KL   Kings Lynn on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31E   Bury St Edmunds w/e 24/09/1950
31E   Bury St Edmunds 4w/e 21/10/1950
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 09/08/1952
31A   Cambridge 5w/e 23/08/1952
30A   Stratford 4w/e 12/04/1958
     Withdrawn on 07/03/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31E Bury St Edmunds w/e 24/09/1950
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 09/08/1952
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 28/03/1958
WDN   on 07/03/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/11/1960 G.E. Dieselisation Extensive dieselisation has taken place on the GE and a considerable re-shuffle of diesels between March, Ipswich and Stratford took place on 21st November. Cambridge has lost all its passenger turns (steam) and its entire allocation of Bls (61046/8/66/71/82, 61236/52/3/4/80/3) has been transferred to March and Norwich, leaving 16 steam engines allocated. South Lynn is now a sub-shed of March, its allocation being 43089/90, 65548/77 an 68499. Lowestoft has lost its 3 steam engines (65462, 65588 and 68642) to store at Trowse and is completely diesel, i.e. D2039, D2553/5/68/70/3. SLS/196101

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1902 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1198
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8198    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5548    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Lynn (KL)    
24/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bury St Edmunds (31E)    
21/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bury St Edmunds (31E)    
02/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 65548    
09/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
23/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
12/04/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
07/03/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 65548    

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