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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 379 m/e 10/1895
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7379 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8555 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 68555 w/e 04/11/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J67
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J67/110/1895
J69/1 (0-6-0T)01/2019
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number F36
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 10/1895
Withdrawal Mon 05/05/1958
Service Life 62 yrs, 7 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1895
THJ   Thornton Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
32B   Ipswich w/e 17/02/1952
32B   Ipswich 4w/e 22/03/1952
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 22/08/1953
31E   Bury St Edmunds 4w/e 24/10/1953
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 20/02/1954
31D   South Lynn 4w/e 23/10/1954
31A   Cambridge 5w/e 23/04/1955
32A   Norwich Thorpe 5w/e 24/03/1956
32B   Ipswich 4w/e 08/03/1958
     Withdrawn on 05/05/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 32B Ipswich w/e 17/02/1952
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 31E Bury St Edmunds 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 20/02/1954
ALLOC 31D South Lynn 4w/e 18/09/1954
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 26/03/1955
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 5w/e 31/03/1956
ALLOC 32B Ipswich 4w/e 22/02/1958
WDN   on 05/05/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1928 Steam Brakes fitted
08/1928 Condensers removed
08/1928 Westinghouse Brake removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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
10/1895 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 379
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7379    
08/1928 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
08/1928 Modification Modification: Steam Brakes fitted    
08/1928 Modification Modification: Westinghouse Brake removed    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8555    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Thornton Junction (THJ)    
04/11/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68555    
17/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
22/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
22/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
24/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Bury St Edmunds (31E)    
20/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
23/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to South Lynn (31D)    
23/04/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
08/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
05/05/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68555    
08/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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