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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1860 m/e 05/1903
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8860 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7730 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2531 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 62531 m/e 08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D14
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D1405/1903
Claud Hamilton (4-4-0)05/1919
D16/3 (4-4-0)06/1934
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number L55
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 05/1903
Withdrawal w/e Mon 21/03/1955 off Cambridge (31A)
Service Life 51 yrs, 10 mths , 19 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1903
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 21/03/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 21/03/1955

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1919 Superheated LNER Diagram 27 boiler fitted
05/1919 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
06/1924 Vacuum Ejector fitted
06/1928 Extended Smokebox fitted
06/1934 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted
06/1934 Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/03/1950 Stratford Works One of the two 0-4-0T tram engines-No. 68083- has just been through shops. The crest is on the undercarriage, below the wooden body. One of the 0-6-0T tram engines has the words 'British Railways' in the same position, and does not look as neat. Locomotives in the new shops were Nos. 61004/42/50/54/89, 61332/35. 1639. 62531, 3040. 63101, 7160, 68527, 69704, 90013, 90502. ex-W.D. 77013, 79312 and outside awaiting shopping were Nos. 61235, 61559, 8386, 8647, 9684, 90392. The three Crane locomotives are now renumbered; No. 68667 noted 3/49, No. 68668 2/50 and No. 68669 3/50 (with crest). These dates are not given in the official lists, and the actual dates will be slightly earlier. In the Paint Shop were Nos. 61540 (lined), 61554. 68088, 68225, 68651, 69641, 69728; and in the old Works Nos. 61058, 61336, 61558, 62509, 2584, 2601. 62790, 2794, 4644/83, 65462, 65545/57, 7155, 7226, 8375, 8519/61, 8772, 8874/81, 9639/69. SLS/195005

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1903 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1860
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
05/1919 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
05/1919 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 27 boiler fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8860    
06/1924 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
06/1928 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
06/1934 Modification Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted    
06/1934 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7730 but not taken up    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2531    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62531    
21/03/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 62531 from Cambridge (31A)    

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