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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 198 m/e 08/1900
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7198 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8605 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 68605 m/e 10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J67
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J67/108/1900
J69/1 (0-6-0T)10/1916
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number S48
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 08/1900
Withdrawal Fri 04/07/1958
Service Life 57 yrs, 11 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1900
HIT   Hitchin (GNR) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
40A   Lincoln 4w/e 22/08/1953
     Withdrawn on 04/07/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 08/08/1953
WDN   on 04/07/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1928 Steam Brakes fitted
10/1928 Condensers removed
10/1928 Westinghouse Brake removed
04/1937 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1900 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 198
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7198    
10/1928 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
10/1928 Modification Modification: Steam Brakes fitted    
10/1928 Modification Modification: Westinghouse Brake removed    
04/1937 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8605    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hitchin (GNR) (HIT )    
10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68605    
22/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
04/07/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68605    
01/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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