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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1830 m/e 03/1908
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8830 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7700 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2561 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 62561 m/e 02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton03/1908
D16/3 (4-4-0)03/1940
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number A64
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 03/1908
Withdrawal Mon 10/02/1958 off Melton Constable (32G)
Service Life 49 yrs, 11 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1908
YB   Yarmouth Beach on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 09/10/1948
LOW   Lowestoft 4w/e 27/11/1948
YB   Yarmouth Beach 5w/e 26/02/1949
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 20/09/1952
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 04/10/1952
32G   Melton Constable 5w/e 22/10/1955
     Withdrawn on 10/02/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 09/10/1948
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft 4w/e 27/11/1948
ALLOC YB Yarmouth Beach 5w/e 26/02/1949
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 32G Melton Constable 4w/e 08/10/1955
WDN   on 10/02/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1925 Vacuum Ejector fitted
01/1925 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
05/1929 Extended Smokebox fitted
05/1936 GNR style Chimney fitted
03/1940 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
03/1940 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1908 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1830
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8830    
01/1925 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
01/1925 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
05/1929 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
05/1936 Modification Modification: GNR style Chimney fitted    
03/1940 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
03/1940 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7700 but not taken up    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2561    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Yarmouth Beach (YB)    
09/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
27/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (LOW)    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62561    
26/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth Beach (YB)    
20/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
22/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Melton Constable (32G)    
10/02/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 62561 from Melton Constable (32G)    
04/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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