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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 24 m/e 12/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7024 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8650 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 68650 m/e 08/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class J68
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J6812/1913
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number G75
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 12/1913
Withdrawal Tue 11/10/1960
Service Life 46 yrs, 10 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1913
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
PKS   Parkeston Quay w/e 24/01/1948
STR   Stratford w/e 03/09/1949
     Withdrawn on 11/10/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC PKS Parkeston Quay w/e 24/01/1948
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 03/09/1949
WDN   on 11/10/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1940 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1913 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 24
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7024    
05/1940 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8650    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
24/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (PKS)    
03/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
08/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 68650    
11/10/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 68650    
11/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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