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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 53 m/e 05/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7053 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8619 m/e 01/1947
British Railways 68619 m/e 06/1953

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J69
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J69/105/1904
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number S56
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 05/1904
Withdrawal Mon 30/10/1961
Service Life 57 yrs , 6 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1904
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 30/10/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 30/10/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1935 Vacuum Ejector fitted
01/1935 Condensers removed
08/1940 Condenser fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/02/1948 Stratford Works (Paint Shop) The following locomotives were seen stripped: Nos. *1518, 2620, 4766, 5391, *7118, *7122, *7148, 7203/18, an 9659, while in the process of being stripped were: Nos. 1623/39/52, 5522, an 8529. The following were in course of erection: Nos. 1046/7, 1609/10/21/31/53/59/61/2/3/6 an 8764; No. 4889 was complete, and No. 1553 was apparently in for examination. Awaiting Works at various points were: Nos. 1509/*44/78, 1624, 2536/63, 2590, 2602, 4663/89, *5360/*80/3, 5400/10/18/52, 5506, *7119/*20. *7130/*1/*2/*5/*6/*7/*44/*7/83, 7219/26/37, *7511/*2, 8168/74, 8213, 8372, *8485/*8/9, 8791/6, 8854 an 9604. *Officially withdrawn. The Paint Shop produced the following all newly painted, lettered 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' in yellow paint and prefixed 'E': Nos. 1056, 4687, 5565, an 8376. No. 8082 was stored here. The first locomotive to have been lettered in the above new style was No. 8619, which in addition was painted green and is now to be seen at Liverpool Street, acting as station pilot. The Running Shed produced the following additional locomotives painted in the new style: Nos. 1045, 1664, an 1667 SLS/194803
31/03/1952 Locomotives still carrying old numbers (LNER) Engines running with L.N.E. Numbers. (March 1952) 1423, 1879, 2364, 2372, 2395, 2620, 2654, 2659, 3573, 3585, 3647, 3913, 4114, 4117, 4140, 4368, 4642, 5177, 5213, 5297, 5331, 5343, 5565, 7461, 7465, 7470, 7471, 7488, 7500, 7604, 7606, 7625, 8000/1, 8091/6, 8103/8/9/10/21/24/30/31/34-38, 8142/3/5/9, 8154/7, 8161/8, 8173/6/7/8, 8249, 8298, 8316, 8343/54, 8405/94, 8504/14/25/68, 8619/64, 8788/95, 8915/74/79, 9143, 9271/73, 9322, 9707. Uncertain: 851, 6480/1, 9290, 9920 (? done and not reported). SLS/195206

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1904 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 53
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7053    
01/1935 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
01/1935 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
08/1940 Modification Modification: Condenser fitted    
01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8619    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
06/1953 Renumbered Renumbered to 68619    
10/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    
30/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 68619    

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