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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1790 m/e 02/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8790 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7660 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2601 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 62601 m/e 04/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton02/1911
D16/2 (4-4-0)04/1929
D16/3 (4-4-0)09/1944
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number E69
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 02/1911
Withdrawal Tue 01/01/1957 off Kings Lynn (31C)
Service Life 45 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1911
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
KL   Kings Lynn w/e 19/06/1948
     Withdrawn on 01/01/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC KL Kings Lynn w/e 19/06/1948
WDN   on 01/01/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1924 Vacuum Ejector fitted
08/1927 Extended Smokebox fitted
08/1927 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
04/1929 Extended Smokebox fitted
04/1929 Diagram 26 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
09/1944 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
09/1944 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
09/1944 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1911 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1790
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8790    
03/1924 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
08/1927 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
08/1927 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
04/1929 Modification Diagram 26 boiler fitted    
04/1929 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7660 but not taken up    
09/1944 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
09/1944 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
09/1944 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2601    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
19/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (KL)    
04/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 62601    
01/01/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 62601 from Kings Lynn (31C)    
02/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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