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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 155 m/e 02/1889
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7155 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8211 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 68211 m/e 03/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J65
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number E22
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 02/1889
Withdrawal w/e Mon 23/11/1953
Service Life 64 yrs, 9 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1953

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1889
IPS   Ipswich on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
YB   Yarmouth Beach w/e 28/02/1948
IPS   Ipswich w/e 12/06/1948
     Withdrawn w/e 23/11/1953

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YB Yarmouth Beach w/e 28/02/1948
ALLOC IPS Ipswich w/e 12/06/1948
WDN   w/e 23/11/1953

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1951 F4 travels No. 7155 F4 recently allocated Malton, withdrawn 14/8/51, spent two weeks at Neasden, before going to Stratford. Though not officially reported, it was renumbered 67155 at Stratford between 11/2/50 and 22/4/50. SLS/195110

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1889 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 155
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7155    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8211    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ipswich (IPS)    
28/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth Beach (YB)    
12/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (IPS)    
03/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 68211    
1953 Scrapped Scrapped    
23/11/1953 Withdrawn Condemned as 68211    

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