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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1806 m/e 09/1910
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8806 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7673 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2597 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 62597 m/e 01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton09/1910
D16/3 (4-4-0)01/1940
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number P67
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 09/1910
Withdrawal Mon 04/01/1960 off Kirkby in Ashfield (16B)
Service Life 49 yrs, 4 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1910
YAR   Yarmouth South Town on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
32F   Yarmouth Beach 4w/e 20/10/1956
32G   Melton Constable 4w/e 18/05/1957
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 07/03/1959
31F   Spital Bridge w/e 18/04/1959
     Withdrawn on 04/01/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 32F Yarmouth Beach 4w/e 10/11/1956
ALLOC 32G Melton Constable 4w/e 18/05/1957
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 21/03/1959
ALLOC 31F Spital Bridge 4w/e 18/04/1959
WDN   on 04/01/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1929 Extended Smokebox fitted
08/1929 Vacuum Ejector fitted
08/1929 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
06/1936 GNR style Chimney fitted
01/1940 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
01/1940 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/05/1959 Peterborough Spital Bridge MPD . D16s have been re-transferred to Spital Bridge (former MR shed) and are on passenger turns to Northampton and Leicester-62597 an 62612/3 have been so noted. SLS/195907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1910 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1806
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8806    
08/1929 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
08/1929 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
08/1929 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
06/1936 Modification Modification: GNR style Chimney fitted    
01/1940 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
01/1940 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7673 but not taken up    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2597    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Yarmouth South Town (YAR)    
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 62597    
20/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth Beach (32F)    
18/05/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Melton Constable (32G)    
07/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
18/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Spital Bridge (31F)    
01/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
04/01/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 62597 from Kirkby in Ashfield (16B)    

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