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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 136 m/e 11/1903
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7136 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8217 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 68217 m/e 09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class J70
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J7011/1903
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number C53
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 11/1903
Withdrawal Mon 09/03/1953
Service Life 49 yrs, 4 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1953

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1903
KL   Kings Lynn on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31B   March 4w/e 09/08/1952
31B   March 5w/e 23/08/1952
     Withdrawn on 09/03/1953

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 09/08/1952
WDN   on 09/03/1953

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1903 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 136
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7136    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8217    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kings Lynn (KL)    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68217    
09/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
23/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
1953 Scrapped Scrapped    
09/03/1953 Withdrawn Condemned as 68217    

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