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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 238 m/e 07/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7238 y/e 1924

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class F4
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 2-4-2T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number I60
Fittings (as built)
Condenser Fitted
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 07/1906
Withdrawal During 07/1929
Service Life 23 yrs

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1906
     Withdrawn m/e 07/1929
STR   Stratford w/e 27/08/1949
CAM   Cambridge w/e 17/12/1949
BURY     w/e 24/12/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CAM Cambridge w/e 22/11/1947
ALLOC BSE Bury St Edmunds w/e 29/11/1947
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 27/08/1949
ALLOC CAM Cambridge w/e 17/12/1949
ALLOC BURY   w/e 24/12/1949

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1906 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 238
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7238    
07/1929 Withdrawn Condemned as 7238    
27/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
17/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
24/12/1949 Allocation      

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