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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 35E m/e 10/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7035 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8661 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 68661 m/e 12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class J68
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J6810/1923
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number I89
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 10/1923
Withdrawal Fri 18/12/1959
Service Life 36 yrs, 2 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1923
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
30F   Parkeston Quay w/e 30/06/1951
30F   Parkeston Quay 4w/e 21/07/1951
30A   Stratford 5w/e 21/03/1953
34D   Hitchin (GNR) 4w/e 18/02/1956
     Withdrawn on 18/12/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 30F Parkeston Quay w/e 30/06/1951
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 21/03/1953
ALLOC 34D Hitchin (GNR) 4w/e 25/02/1956
WDN   on 18/12/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1936 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1923 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 35E
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7035    
06/1936 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8661    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68661    
30/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (30F)    
21/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (30F)    
21/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
18/02/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Hitchin (GNR) (34D)    
18/12/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68661    
01/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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