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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 270 m/e 05/1896
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7270 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8578 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 68578 m/e 07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J67
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J67/105/1896
J69/1 (0-6-0T)04/1910
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number C37
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 05/1896
Withdrawal Mon 16/01/1961
Service Life 64 yrs, 8 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1896
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
COL   Colchester m/e 30/11/1949
COL   Colchester w/e 10/12/1949
30A   Stratford 4w/e 19/02/1955
30F   Parkeston Quay w/e 26/11/1960
30A   Stratford w/e 07/01/1961
     Withdrawn on 16/01/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC COL Colchester w/e 10/12/1949
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 26/02/1955
ALLOC 30F Parkeston Quay 4w/e 26/11/1960
WDN   on 16/01/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1929 Vacuum Ejector fitted
1947 Condenser fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1961 Stratford Works (Scrap Road) New Erecting Shop: D204, D5041/3/72/95, D5515/6/62, D5625, D5907, D8216, D8403/8. Outside New Erecting Shop: D206, D5050/1, D5588, D5634, D5905. Old Works: 43105, 64697, 65460/2, 67716, 69646, 69730. Old Works Yard: 65465, 67701, 68538, 69713. Scrap Road: 68578, 69656, Works Shunters : DEPT32/44/5. SLS/196106

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1896 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 270
Built at Stratford Works 		   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7270    
07/1929 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8578    
1947 Modification Modification: Condenser fitted    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68578    
30/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (COL)    
10/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (COL)    
19/02/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
26/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (30F)    
07/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
16/01/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68578    
06/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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