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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1284 m/e 11/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8284 m/e 06/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4689 on 02/02/1946
British Railways 64689 m/e 05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class J20
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J2011/1922
J20/1 (0-6-0)07/1951
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number M87
To Service During 11/1922
Withdrawal Fri 13/01/1961
Service Life 38 yrs, 2 mths , 13 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1922
MAR   March m/e 12/1935
MAR   March on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 20/10/1951
30A   Stratford 5w/e 18/06/1955
     Withdrawn on 13/01/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31A Cambridge w/e 20/10/1951
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 21/05/1955
WDN   on 13/01/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/02/1948 Stratford Works The following locomotives were seen stripped: Nos. *1518, 2620, 4766, 5391, *7118, *7122, *7148, 7203/18, an 9659, while in the process of being stripped were: Nos. 1623/39/52, 5522, an 8529. The following were in course of erection: Nos. 1046/7, 1609/10/21/31/53/59/61/2/3/6 an 8764; No. 4889 was complete, and No. 1553 was apparently in for examination. Awaiting Works at various points were: Nos. 1509/*44/78, 1624, 2536/63, 2590, 2602, 4663/89, *5360/*80/3, 5400/10/18/52, 5506, *7119/*20. *7130/*1/*2/*5/*6/*7/*44/*7/83, 7219/26/37, *7511/*2, 8168/74, 8213, 8372, *8485/*8/9, 8791/6, 8854 an 9604. *Officially withdrawn. The Paint Shop produced the following all newly painted, lettered 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' in yellow paint and prefixed 'E': Nos. 1056, 4687, 5565, an 8376. No. 8082 was stored here. The first locomotive to have been lettered in the above new style was No. 8619, which in addition was painted green and is now to be seen at Liverpool Street, acting as station pilot. The Running Shed produced the following additional locomotives painted in the new style: Nos. 1045, 1664, an 1667 SLS/194803

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1922 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1284
Built at Stratford Works
   
06/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8284    
12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
02/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4689    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR)    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 64689    
20/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
18/06/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
13/01/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 64689    

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