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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 30 m/e 02/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7030 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8656 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 68656 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class J68
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J6802/1914
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number G75
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 02/1914
Withdrawal Mon 04/04/1960
Service Life 46 yrs, 2 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1914
KL   Kings Lynn on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
32D   Yarmouth South Town 4w/e 22/08/1953
32C   Lowestoft w/e 31/10/1959
     Withdrawn on 04/04/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 32D Yarmouth South Town 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 32C Lowestoft 4w/e 31/10/1959
WDN   on 04/04/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1935 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1914 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 30
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7030    
04/1935 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8656    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Lynn (KL)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68656    
22/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (32D)    
31/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
04/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
04/04/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 68656    

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