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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 169 m/e 08/1901
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7169 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8616 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 68616 m/e 11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J67
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J67/108/1901
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number R50
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 08/1901
Withdrawal Thu 27/11/1958
Service Life 57 yrs, 3 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1901
COL   Colchester m/e 12/1935
COL   Colchester on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
STR   Stratford m/e 30/11/1949
STR   Stratford w/e 10/12/1949
30E   Colchester w/e 09/07/1950
30A   Stratford 4w/e 19/01/1952
30A   Stratford 4w/e 26/01/1952
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 22/08/1953
38D   Staveley (G.C.) 3w/e 12/11/1955
     Withdrawn on 27/11/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 10/12/1949
ALLOC 30E Colchester w/e 09/07/1950
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 26/01/1952
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 38D Staveley (G.C.) 4w/e 05/11/1955
WDN   on 27/11/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1936 Condensers removed
10/1939 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1958 Stratford Works (Waiting Cut Up) Old Works-61003 (30F), 43107 (31D), 61066 (31A), 61089 (30A), 61136 (14D), 61160 (32B), 61164 (30A), 61254 (32B), 61299 (40E), 61361 (30E), 61372 (30A), 61632 (31A), 64677 (30A), 64965 (33A), 65561 (32B), 69695-Wdn., 80079 (33B). Diesel Shop-12064 (14A), 15214 (75C), D208 (34B), D2208 (30A), D2210 (32A), D2214 (32A), D3221 (75C), D3444 (34A), D3460 (73C), D3476 (34C), D5514 (30A), D8407 (30A). Waiting Wks.-61336 (30E), 61573 (31E), 61576 (31E), 62571 (40A), 62582 (31A), 62610 (31C), 64651 (30E), 64672 (31B), 64688 (31A), 68625 (32D), 68630 (30A), 68636 (30A), 69610 (30A), 69616 (31A), 69703 (30A), 69717 (30A), Departmental 36. Stripping-62614, 69608/41. Foundry-65568, 65587, 69624. On Shed Ex Wks.-D2573 (32G), D3217 (75A). Waiting Cut Up-61547/61/4, 62518/34/6/43/5/66/72/88/615, 62788, 64645, 65390/438/41/4, 65504/74, 68529/41/616/8/32, 68653/7/9/62/6, 69628. SLS/195902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1901 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 169
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7169    
12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (COL)    
07/1936 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
10/1939 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8616    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Colchester (COL)    
11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68616    
30/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
10/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
09/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
19/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
22/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
12/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (38D)    
27/11/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68616    
01/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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