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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 50 m/e 09/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7050 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8646 m/e 01/1947
British Railways 68646 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class J68
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J6809/1912
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number C72
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 09/1912
Withdrawal Sun 10/09/1961
Service Life 49 yrs , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1912
CAM   Cambridge m/e 12/1935
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 10/09/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 10/09/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1928 Vacuum Ejector fitted
07/1938 Condensers removed
06/1940 Condenser fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1912 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 50
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7050    
11/1928 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
07/1938 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
06/1940 Modification Modification: Condenser fitted    
01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8646    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68646    
09/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    
10/09/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68646    

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