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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 230 m/e 03/1903
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7230   20/10/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8081   15/12/1946
British Railways 68081   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Class Y5
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Y503/1903
Wheels 0-4-0ST
Builder Stratford Works
Works Number 1221
To Service During 03/1903
Withdrawal Thu 15/04/1948
Service Life 45 yrs, 1 mth , 17 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Cut up at Stratford

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1903
     Withdrawn on 15/04/1948

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1903 Diagram 43 boiler fitted (number ?)
08/02/1911 Diagram 43 boiler fitted (number 230)
20/09/1927 Diagram 43 boiler fitted (number 209)
17/10/1930 Diagram 43 boiler fitted (number 228)
05/01/1933 Diagram 43 boiler fitted (number 209)
21/09/1934 Diagram 43 boiler fitted (number 232)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Stratford Works 26/09/1911 08/02/1911 -229 days General    
Stratford Works 31/01/1923 28/04/1923 88 days General    
Stratford Works 22/09/1925 20/10/1925 29 days Unknown Regime Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 7230
 
Stratford Works 04/08/1927 20/09/1927 48 days General Additional bunker rails fitted
Boiler number 209 (Diagram 43)
 
Stratford Works 23/09/1930 17/10/1930 25 days General Boiler number 228 (Diagram 43)
 
Stratford Works 06/12/1932 05/01/1933 31 days General Boiler number 209 (Diagram 43)
 
Stratford Works 10/09/1934 21/09/1934 12 days General Boiler number 232 (Diagram 43)
 
Stratford Works 08/07/1935 30/07/1935 23 days General New chimney
 
Stratford Works 1938 30/04/1938   Light Repair    
Stratford Works 1939 29/04/1939   Light Repair For exhibition at Norwich
 
Stratford Works 1940 09/04/1940   General    
Stratford Works 1944 22/04/1944   General    
Stratford Works 16/06/1945 29/06/1945 14 days Light Repair    
Stratford Works 09/11/1946 16/11/1946 8 days Light Repair    
Stratford Works 12/04/1947 19/04/1947 8 days Light Repair    
Stratford Works 18/10/1947 23/10/1947 6 days Light Repair    
Stratford Works 06/02/1948 06/02/1948 1 day NR    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/09/1947 Stratford Works The following withdrawn locos. were noted in the vicinity of the stripping shop on 25/9: 'F3' 7118/21/29/38/45; 'B12/3' 1522; 'D16/3' 2500; 'J15' 5358 an 5403 (all stripped), whilst 7125 an 7148 were intact. Other locos. stripped were: 'J15' 5402/54; 'D16' 2535; 'J17' 5541/71. In the stripping shop were: 'E4' 2784; 'J15' 5472; 'J19/2' 4675 and 'J17' 5549. In the Paint shop were the 'Coffee Pot' 'Y5' 8081 and W.D. 77416. A curious sight was the crane tank shed filled by two W.D.'s 77119 an 77312 (the latter with a 15A shed plate). In the fields behind the New Works were 'F3' 7146; 'J70' 8225; 'H2' 7512; 'D16' 2591; 'B12' 1544 and 'J39' 4841, all awaiting works. W.D. 77476 was in the New Works, and W.D.'s 77302 and 77107 were in the shed yard. 'D16' 2584; 'J20' 4677/93; 'J39' 4708/61, 'J69' 8574/8632; 'F6' 7230 and 'F4' 7162 were all noted newly painted ex-works. 7162 was fitted with a tablet-catcher. SLS/194711

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1903 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 230
Built at Stratford Works, Works Number 1221
Diagram 43 boiler fitted
   
08/02/1911 Modification Diagram 43 number 230 boiler fitted    
26/09/1911 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 26/09/1911. Dep: 08/02/1911.    
31/01/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1923. Dep: 28/04/1923.    
22/09/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Unknown Regime) - Arr: 22/09/1925. Dep: 20/10/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 7230
   
04/08/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 04/08/1927. Dep: 20/09/1927.
Work undertaken:
Additional bunker rails fitted
Boiler number 209 (Diagram 43)
   
23/09/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1930. Dep: 17/10/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 228 (Diagram 43)
   
06/12/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 06/12/1932. Dep: 05/01/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 209 (Diagram 43)
   
10/09/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 10/09/1934. Dep: 21/09/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 232 (Diagram 43)
   
08/07/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 08/07/1935. Dep: 30/07/1935.
Work undertaken:
New chimney
   
1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: ?/1938. Dep: 30/04/1938.    
1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: ?/1939. Dep: 29/04/1939.
Work undertaken:
For exhibition at Norwich
   
1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: ?/1940. Dep: 09/04/1940.    
1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: ?/1944. Dep: 22/04/1944.    
16/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/06/1945. Dep: 29/06/1945.    
09/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/11/1946. Dep: 16/11/1946.    
15/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8081    
12/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/04/1947. Dep: 19/04/1947.    
18/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 18/10/1947. Dep: 23/10/1947.    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 68081 but not taken up    
06/02/1948 Works Visit      
15/04/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 8081    

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