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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1879 m/e 05/1902
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8879 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7749 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2530 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 62530 m/e 10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D14
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D1405/1902
Claud Hamilton (4-4-0)12/1927
D16/3 (4-4-0)04/1938
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number F53
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 05/1902
Withdrawal Mon 22/09/1958 off March (31B)
Service Life 56 yrs, 4 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1902
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
KL   Kings Lynn w/e 08/10/1949
CAM   Cambridge w/e 05/11/1949
31B   March 4w/e 14/12/1957
     Withdrawn on 22/09/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 12/10/1946
ALLOC CAM Cambridge w/e 15/11/1947
ALLOC KL Kings Lynn w/e 08/10/1949
ALLOC CAM Cambridge w/e 05/11/1949
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 30/11/1957
WDN   on 22/09/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
by 1924 Vacuum Ejector fitted
12/1927 Extended Smokebox fitted
12/1927 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
06/1936 GNR style Chimney fitted
04/1938 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
04/1938 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1902 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1879
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
1924 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8879    
12/1927 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
12/1927 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
06/1936 Modification Modification: GNR style Chimney fitted    
04/1938 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
04/1938 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7749 but not taken up    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2530    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62530    
08/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (KL)    
05/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
14/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
22/09/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 62530 from March (31B)    
11/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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