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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1845 m/e 11/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8845 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7715 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2556 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 62556 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton11/1906
D16/2 (4-4-0)05/1929
D16/3 (4-4-0)04/1946
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number G61
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 11/1906
Withdrawal Tue 01/01/1957 off Norwich Thorpe (32A)
Service Life 50 yrs, 2 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1906
IPS   Ipswich on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 16/04/1950
32C   Lowestoft on 29/10/1950
32C   Lowestoft 4w/e 25/11/1950
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 05/05/1951
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 19/05/1951
     Withdrawn on 01/01/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IPS Ipswich m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe w/e 16/04/1950
ALLOC 32C Lowestoft on 29/10/1950
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe w/e 05/05/1951
WDN   on 01/01/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1914 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
05/1929 Extended Smokebox fitted
05/1929 Vacuum Ejector fitted
05/1929 Diagram 26 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
04/1946 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
04/1946 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
04/1946 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 1845
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
10/1914 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8845    
05/1929 Modification Diagram 26 boiler fitted    
05/1929 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
05/1929 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7715 but not taken up    
04/1946 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
04/1946 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
04/1946 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2556    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ipswich (IPS)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62556    
16/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
29/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
25/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
05/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
01/01/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 62556 from Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
02/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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