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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1228 m/e 03/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8228 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5578 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 65578 m/e 03/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J17
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number S59
To Service During 03/1906
Withdrawal Mon 05/03/1962
Service Life 56 yrs , 4 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1906
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
32B   Ipswich w/e 28/10/1950
32B   Ipswich 4w/e 25/11/1950
31A   Cambridge w/e 05/12/1959
31B   March w/e 22/07/1961
     Withdrawn on 05/03/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe on 02/05/1947
ALLOC 32B Ipswich w/e 28/10/1950
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 26/12/1959
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 05/08/1961
WDN   on 05/03/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1906 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1228
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8228    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5578    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
28/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
25/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
03/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 65578    
05/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
22/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
05/03/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 65578    

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