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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 59 m/e 06/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7059 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8625 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 68625 m/e 02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J69
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J69/106/1904
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number S56
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 06/1904
Withdrawal Thu 01/01/1959
Service Life 54 yrs, 7 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1904
YAR   Yarmouth South Town on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 22/08/1953
31E   Bury St Edmunds 4w/e 23/10/1954
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 19/02/1955
32G   Melton Constable 5w/e 21/01/1956
32D   Yarmouth South Town 4w/e 19/07/1958
     Withdrawn on 01/01/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YAR Yarmouth South Town w/e 12/10/1946
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 31E Bury St Edmunds 4w/e 18/09/1954
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 32G Melton Constable 4w/e 31/12/1955
ALLOC 32D Yarmouth South Town 4w/e 14/07/1958
WDN   on 01/01/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1932 Vacuum Ejector fitted
1948 Condensers removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1958 Stratford Works (Waiting Wks.) 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
06/1904 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 59
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7059    
08/1932 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8625    
1948 Modification Modification: Condensers removed    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Yarmouth South Town (YAR)    
02/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 68625    
22/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
23/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Bury St Edmunds (31E)    
19/02/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
21/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Melton Constable (32G)    
19/07/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (32D)    
01/01/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 68625    
02/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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