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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 36E m/e 11/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7036 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8662 m/e 01/1947
British Railways 68662 m/e 04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class J68
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J6811/1923
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number I89
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 11/1923
Withdrawal Mon 18/08/1958
Service Life 34 yrs, 9 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1923
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
30E   Colchester 4w/e 18/02/1956
30A   Stratford 5w/e 14/06/1958
     Withdrawn on 18/08/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 30E Colchester 4w/e 25/02/1956
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 17/05/1958
WDN   on 18/08/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1940 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1958 Stratford Works (Waiting Cut Up) Old Works-61003 (30F), 43107 (31D), 61066 (31A), 61089 (30A), 61136 (14D), 61160 (32B), 61164 (30A), 61254 (32B), 61299 (40E), 61361 (30E), 61372 (30A), 61632 (31A), 64677 (30A), 64965 (33A), 65561 (32B), 69695-Wdn., 80079 (33B). Diesel Shop-12064 (14A), 15214 (75C), D208 (34B), D2208 (30A), D2210 (32A), D2214 (32A), D3221 (75C), D3444 (34A), D3460 (73C), D3476 (34C), D5514 (30A), D8407 (30A). Waiting Wks.-61336 (30E), 61573 (31E), 61576 (31E), 62571 (40A), 62582 (31A), 62610 (31C), 64651 (30E), 64672 (31B), 64688 (31A), 68625 (32D), 68630 (30A), 68636 (30A), 69610 (30A), 69616 (31A), 69703 (30A), 69717 (30A), Departmental 36. Stripping-62614, 69608/41. Foundry-65568, 65587, 69624. On Shed Ex Wks.-D2573 (32G), D3217 (75A). Waiting Cut Up-61547/61/4, 62518/34/6/43/5/66/72/88/615, 62788, 64645, 65390/438/41/4, 65504/74, 68529/41/616/8/32, 68653/7/9/62/6, 69628. SLS/195902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1923 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 36E
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7036    
05/1940 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8662    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68662    
18/02/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
18/08/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 68662    
02/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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