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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1799 m/e 08/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8799 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7669 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2610 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 62610 m/e 12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton08/1911
D16/3 (4-4-0)02/1940
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number E69
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 08/1911
Withdrawal Thu 01/01/1959 off Kings Lynn (31C)
Service Life 47 yrs, 5 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1911
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
32G   Melton Constable w/e 25/08/1951
32G   Melton Constable 5w/e 22/09/1951
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 01/12/1951
31A   Cambridge 3w/e 12/11/1955
31C   Kings Lynn 4w/e 19/10/1957
     Withdrawn on 01/01/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STR Stratford m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe on 18/12/1946
ALLOC MC Melton Constable on 05/01/1947
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe on 16/07/1947
ALLOC 32G Melton Constable w/e 25/08/1951
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe w/e 01/12/1951
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 03/12/1955
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn 4w/e 02/11/1957
WDN   on 01/01/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1929 Vacuum Ejector fitted
02/1934 Extended Smokebox fitted
02/1934 GNR style Chimney fitted
02/1940 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
02/1940 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1958 Stratford Works (Waiting Wks.) Old Works-61003 (30F), 43107 (31D), 61066 (31A), 61089 (30A), 61136 (14D), 61160 (32B), 61164 (30A), 61254 (32B), 61299 (40E), 61361 (30E), 61372 (30A), 61632 (31A), 64677 (30A), 64965 (33A), 65561 (32B), 69695-Wdn., 80079 (33B). Diesel Shop-12064 (14A), 15214 (75C), D208 (34B), D2208 (30A), D2210 (32A), D2214 (32A), D3221 (75C), D3444 (34A), D3460 (73C), D3476 (34C), D5514 (30A), D8407 (30A). Waiting Wks.-61336 (30E), 61573 (31E), 61576 (31E), 62571 (40A), 62582 (31A), 62610 (31C), 64651 (30E), 64672 (31B), 64688 (31A), 68625 (32D), 68630 (30A), 68636 (30A), 69610 (30A), 69616 (31A), 69703 (30A), 69717 (30A), Departmental 36. Stripping-62614, 69608/41. Foundry-65568, 65587, 69624. On Shed Ex Wks.-D2573 (32G), D3217 (75A). Waiting Cut Up-61547/61/4, 62518/34/6/43/5/66/72/88/615, 62788, 64645, 65390/438/41/4, 65504/74, 68529/41/616/8/32, 68653/7/9/62/6, 69628. SLS/195902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1911 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1799
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8799    
02/1929 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
02/1934 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
02/1934 Modification Modification: GNR style Chimney fitted    
02/1940 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
02/1940 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7669 but not taken up    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2610    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62610    
25/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Melton Constable (32G)    
22/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Melton Constable (32G)    
01/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
12/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
19/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
01/01/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 62610 from Kings Lynn (31C)    
02/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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