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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8576 m/e 01/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7490 m/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1576 on 02/03/1946
British Railways 61576 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer S. Holden
Class B12
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Order Number 1513
Works Number 6492
To Service During 08/1928
Withdrawal Thu 01/01/1959
Service Life 30 yrs, 5 mths , 1 dy
Information Vacuum ejector and Lentz valve gear fitted from new

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1928
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31A   Cambridge 5w/e 19/01/1957
     Withdrawn on 01/01/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STR Stratford m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC COL Colchester on 07/12/1946
ALLOC STR Stratford on 08/02/1947
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 26/01/1957
WDN   on 01/01/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/08/1957 Bury St. Edmunds No transfers are now being recorded between Cambridge (31A) and Bury (31E). Its sub-depot, Sudbury, is supplied by 31A. The present allocation of Bury is 61546/53/4/67/73/6, 62543, 65391, 68497, 69616/20. SLS/195709
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
02/04/1959 Stratford Works (Waiting cut up) Old Works, 43143 (40F), 61009 (40A), 61116 (14D), 61202 (40A), 61232 (30F), 61329 (30A), 61348 (31F), 61371 (31A), 61405 (40A), 64823 (40F), 69696 (30A). Diesel Sp., D206 (34B), 11138 (30F), 12078 (1A), 15203 (75C), D2550 (32B), D3094 (75A), D3301 (30A), D5304 (34B), D8404 (30A). Waiting Wks., 61575 (31A), 64650 (30E), 64677 (30A), 64715 (40E), 65556 (31A), 69637 (34C), 69669 (30A). Paint shop, 15215 (75C), 61375 (30A), Stripping Sp., 43105 (30A), 61573 Wdn, 69728 (30A). Foundry, 68541. Waiting cut up, 61566/76/80, 62536/82/8, 64651, 65467, 65574, 68574/638, 69600/10/6/9/23/7/34/5/59/66/76/716/31. SLS/195905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8576    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7490 but not taken up    
02/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1576    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61576    
19/01/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
01/01/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 61576    
04/1959 Scrapped Scrapped