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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 27 m/e 12/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7027 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8653 m/e 01/1947
British Railways 68653 m/e 12/1949

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 Mon 28/07/1958
Service Life 44 yrs, 7 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1913
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
PKS   Parkeston Quay w/e 14/01/1950
30A   Stratford w/e 30/06/1951
30A   Stratford 4w/e 21/07/1951
     Withdrawn on 28/07/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC PKS Parkeston Quay w/e 14/01/1950
ALLOC 30A Stratford w/e 30/06/1951
WDN   on 28/07/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1936 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
12/1913 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 27
Built at Stratford Works 		   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7027    
07/1936 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8653    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68653    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (PKS)    
30/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
21/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
28/07/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68653    
02/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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