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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1547 m/e 09/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8547 m/e 01/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7461 m/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1547 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 61547 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer S. Holden
Class B12
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Beardmore, Dalmuir, Glasgow
Order Number W82
Works Number 141
To Service During 09/1920
Withdrawal Mon 13/10/1958
Service Life 38 yrs, 1 mth , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1920
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
SL   South Lynn 4w/e 25/12/1948
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 25/09/1954
     Withdrawn on 13/10/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC COL Colchester m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC SL South Lynn 4w/e 25/12/1948
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 18/09/1954
WDN   on 13/10/1958
WDN   on 24/11/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1927 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/04/1958 Cromer MPD The allocation at Beach shed is-B12/3, 61514/6/42/7/68 and B1 61312; the latter works usually on the Melton Constable branch and the B12's on Norwich trains. SLS/195805
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
09/1920 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1547
Built at Beardmore, Dalmuir, Glasgow, Works Number 141
   
01/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8547    
07/1927 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7461 but not taken up    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1547    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61547    
25/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to South Lynn (SL)    
25/09/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
13/10/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 61547    
01/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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