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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1844 m/e 11/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8844 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7714 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2555 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 62555 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton11/1906
D16/3 (4-4-0)03/1939
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number G61
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 11/1906
Withdrawal Mon 24/03/1958 off Norwich Thorpe (32A)
Service Life 51 yrs, 4 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1906
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
YAR   Yarmouth South Town w/e 14/02/1948
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 28/02/1948
     Withdrawn on 24/03/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MC Melton Constable on 09/03/1947
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe on 24/07/1947
ALLOC YAR Yarmouth South Town w/e 14/02/1948
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 28/02/1948
WDN   on 24/03/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1914 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
10/1926 Vacuum Ejector fitted
11/1928 Extended Smokebox fitted
07/1935 GNR style Chimney fitted
03/1939 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
03/1939 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1906 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1844
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
10/1914 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8844    
10/1926 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
11/1928 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
07/1935 Modification Modification: GNR style Chimney fitted    
03/1939 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
03/1939 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7714 but not taken up    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2555    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
14/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (YAR)    
28/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62555    
24/03/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 62555 from Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
04/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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