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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 48 m/e 09/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7048 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8644 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 68644 m/e 12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class J68
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J6809/1912
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number C72
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 09/1912
Withdrawal Mon 28/11/1960
Service Life 48 yrs, 2 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1912
PKS   Parkeston Quay m/e 01/1936
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 28/11/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC COL Colchester on 15/02/1947
ALLOC STR Stratford on 12/04/1947
WDN   on 28/11/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1924 Vacuum Ejector fitted
03/1937 Condensers removed
06/1940 Condenser fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1946 General An interesting double-headed train is the 5.30 p.m. Clacton, which daily leaves with any combination of 'D.16/2,' 'D.16/3,' 'B.12/3,' and 'B.17' at the head. Spitalflelds goods has not seen very many strangers, but 3806 (6601) was a change recently. 'F.3' are still seen at Liverpool Street; locos noted being 7139 (8067), 7148 (8047), 7149 (8048), and 8081, all on the Woodford line fairly regularly between the end of June till October. This line also has had 'V.1' 7675 working along it late Sept./Oct., together with various 0-6-0Ts such as 8575, 8612, 8613, and 8633. The Ilford line usually gets the 'J.68' such as 7043 25/9 and 7048 28/8, whilst even the sparse Fenchurch Street service comes in for its share (8538 noted 30/11). The most usual 'J.15' in Liverpool Street are:-7545/6/7/60/5/6, 7641/4/6 and 5453 (7555), and they usually turn up on Brentwood or Gidea Park trains SLS/194701
28/12/1960 Stratford Works (Waiting Cutting-up) Old Works: 12110 (30A), 12129 (34G), D2209 (31F), D2219 (32A), D2227 (30A), D2557 (32B), D3301 (30A), D3328 (31B), 65464 (30A), 68633 (for preservation). Diesel Sp.: 12106 (30A), D5030 (30A), D5036 (32B), D5053 (31B), D5067 (31B), D5095 (31B), D5906 (34G), D8202 (32A), D8203 (32A), D8401 (30A). Waiting Wks.: 65446 (30A), 65549 (31B), 65589 (31A). Foundry: 62613. On Shed Ex Wks.: 65361 (30A). Waiting Cutting-up: 65511, 67704/26, 68644. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1912 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 48
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7048    
09/1924 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (PKS)    
03/1937 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
06/1940 Modification Modification: Condenser fitted    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8644    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68644    
28/11/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 68644    
01/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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