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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1550 m/e 10/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8550 m/e 01/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7464 m/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1550 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 61550 m/e 07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer S. Holden
Class B12
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Beardmore, Dalmuir, Glasgow
Order Number W82
Works Number 142
To Service During 10/1920
Withdrawal Tue 01/01/1957
Service Life 36 yrs, 3 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1920
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 01/01/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 01/01/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1928 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1920 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1550
Built at Beardmore, Dalmuir, Glasgow, Works Number 142
   
01/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8550    
05/1928 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7464 but not taken up    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1550    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61550    
01/01/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 61550    
09/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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