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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 49 m/e 09/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7049 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8645 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 68645 m/e 07/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class J68
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J6809/1912
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number C72
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 09/1912
Withdrawal Fri 06/11/1959
Service Life 47 yrs, 2 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1912
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 22/08/1953
32C   Lowestoft 4w/e 13/09/1958
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 22/11/1958
     Withdrawn on 06/11/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 32C Lowestoft 4w/e 06/09/1958
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 29/11/1958
WDN   on 06/11/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1929 Vacuum Ejector fitted
06/1936 Condensers removed


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1912 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 49
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7049    
05/1929 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
06/1936 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8645    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
07/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 68645    
22/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
13/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
22/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
11/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    
06/11/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68645    

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