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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1781 m/e 06/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8781 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7651 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2612 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 62612 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class D16
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D16/106/1923
D16/2 (4-4-0)08/1928
D16/3 (4-4-0)04/1949
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number H88
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 06/1923
Withdrawal Tue 24/11/1959 off Kirkby in Ashfield (16B)
Service Life 36 yrs, 5 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1923
IPS   Ipswich on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 23/10/1948
LOW   Lowestoft 4w/e 22/01/1949
NOR   Norwich Thorpe 5w/e 26/02/1949
IPS   Ipswich w/e 30/07/1949
32B   Ipswich 4w/e 19/06/1954
31F   Spital Bridge w/e 18/04/1959
     Withdrawn on 24/11/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 23/10/1948
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft 4w/e 22/01/1949
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe 5w/e 26/02/1949
ALLOC IPS Ipswich w/e 30/07/1949
ALLOC 32B Ipswich 4w/e 19/06/1954
ALLOC 31F Spital Bridge 4w/e 18/04/1959
WDN   on 24/11/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1928 Extended Smokebox fitted
08/1928 Vacuum Ejector fitted
04/1949 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
04/1949 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
04/1949 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
06/1923 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1781
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 26 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8781    
08/1928 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
08/1928 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7651 but not taken up    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2612    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ipswich (IPS)    
23/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
22/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (LOW)    
26/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
04/1949 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
04/1949 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
04/1949 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62612    
30/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (IPS)    
19/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
18/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Spital Bridge (31F)    
24/11/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 62612 from Kirkby in Ashfield (16B)    
01/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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