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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 335 m/e 04/1890
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7335 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8497 on 17/03/1946
British Railways 68497 w/e 09/12/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J67
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J67/104/1890
J69/1 (0-6-0T)12/1903
J67/2 (0-6-0T)10/1912
J69/1 (0-6-0T)02/1917
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number R24
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 04/1890
Withdrawal Mon 19/09/1960
Service Life 70 yrs, 5 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1890
BSE   Bury St Edmunds on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
41A   Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 08/03/1958
41F   Mexborough 4w/e 12/04/1958
41B   Sheffield Grimesthorpe w/e 12/03/1960
     Withdrawn on 19/09/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 41F   4w/e 28/03/1958
ALLOC 41B Sheffield Grimesthorpe 4w/e 19/03/1960
WDN   on 19/09/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1935 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/08/1957 Bury St. Edmunds No transfers are now being recorded between Cambridge (31A) and Bury (31E). Its sub-depot, Sudbury, is supplied by 31A. The present allocation of Bury is 61546/53/4/67/73/6, 62543, 65391, 68497, 69616/20. SLS/195709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1890 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 335
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7335    
11/1935 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
17/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8497    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bury St Edmunds (BSE)    
09/12/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68497    
08/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (41A)    
12/04/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
12/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Grimesthorpe (41B)    
19/09/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 68497    
10/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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