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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 42 m/e 06/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7042 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8638 m/e 01/1947
British Railways 68638 m/e 09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class J68
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J6806/1912
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number C72
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 06/1912
Withdrawal Tue 24/02/1959
Service Life 46 yrs, 8 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1912
PKS   Parkeston Quay on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
STR   Stratford w/e 16/04/1949
30E   Colchester w/e 08/10/1950
30E   Colchester 4w/e 21/10/1950
30A   Stratford 4w/e 18/02/1956
34D   Hitchin (GNR) 3w/e 16/06/1956
34F   Grantham 4w/e 10/05/1958
     Withdrawn on 24/02/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC PKS Parkeston Quay on 12/04/1947
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 16/04/1949
ALLOC 30E Colchester w/e 08/10/1950
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 25/02/1956
ALLOC 34D Hitchin (GNR) 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 34F Grantham 4w/e 19/04/1958
WDN   on 24/02/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1924 Vacuum Ejector fitted
03/1937 Condensers removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/04/1959 Stratford Works (Waiting cut up) Old Works, 43143 (40F), 61009 (40A), 61116 (14D), 61202 (40A), 61232 (30F), 61329 (30A), 61348 (31F), 61371 (31A), 61405 (40A), 64823 (40F), 69696 (30A). Diesel Sp., D206 (34B), 11138 (30F), 12078 (1A), 15203 (75C), D2550 (32B), D3094 (75A), D3301 (30A), D5304 (34B), D8404 (30A). Waiting Wks., 61575 (31A), 64650 (30E), 64677 (30A), 64715 (40E), 65556 (31A), 69637 (34C), 69669 (30A). Paint shop, 15215 (75C), 61375 (30A), Stripping Sp., 43105 (30A), 61573 Wdn, 69728 (30A). Foundry, 68541. Waiting cut up, 61566/76/80, 62536/82/8, 64651, 65467, 65574, 68574/638, 69600/10/6/9/23/7/34/5/59/66/76/716/31. SLS/195905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1912 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 42
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7042    
03/1924 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
03/1937 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8638    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Parkeston Quay (PKS)    
16/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
09/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68638    
08/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
21/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
18/02/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Hitchin (GNR) (34D)    
10/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
24/02/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68638    
04/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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