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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1834 m/e 04/1908
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8834 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7704 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2565 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 62565 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton04/1908
D16/2 (4-4-0)03/1929
D16/3 (4-4-0)06/1945
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number A64
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 04/1908
Withdrawal Tue 01/01/1957 off Kings Lynn (31C)
Service Life 48 yrs, 9 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1908
COL   Colchester on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
STR   Stratford w/e 22/05/1948
31A   Cambridge w/e 26/05/1951
31A   Cambridge 5w/e 23/06/1951
31C   Kings Lynn w/e 11/08/1951
31C   Kings Lynn 4w/e 18/08/1951
     Withdrawn on 01/01/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STR Stratford on 07/12/1946
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 22/05/1948
ALLOC 31A Cambridge w/e 26/05/1951
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn w/e 11/08/1951
WDN   on 01/01/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1927 Vacuum Ejector fitted
03/1929 Extended Smokebox fitted
03/1929 Diagram 26 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
06/1945 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
06/1945 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
06/1945 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1908 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1834
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8834    
06/1927 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
03/1929 Modification Diagram 26 boiler fitted    
03/1929 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7704 but not taken up    
06/1945 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
06/1945 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
06/1945 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2565    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Colchester (COL)    
22/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62565    
26/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
23/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
11/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
18/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
01/01/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 62565 from Kings Lynn (31C)    
02/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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