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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1785 m/e 07/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8785 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7655 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2616 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 62616 m/e 11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class D16
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D16/107/1923
D16/2 (4-4-0)06/1928
D16/3 (4-4-0)05/1944
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number H88
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 07/1923
Withdrawal Mon 23/02/1953 off Cambridge (31A)
Service Life 29 yrs, 7 mths , 24 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1923
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
YAR   Yarmouth South Town w/e 28/02/1948
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 17/04/1948
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 22/03/1952
     Withdrawn on 23/02/1953

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe on 08/03/1947
ALLOC MC Melton Constable on 10/04/1947
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe on 13/07/1947
ALLOC YAR Yarmouth South Town w/e 28/02/1948
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 17/04/1948
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 22/03/1952
WDN   on 23/02/1953

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1928 Extended Smokebox fitted
05/1944 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
05/1944 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
05/1944 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1923 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1785
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 26 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8785    
06/1928 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7655 but not taken up    
05/1944 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
05/1944 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
05/1944 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2616    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
28/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (YAR)    
17/04/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62616    
22/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
23/02/1953 Withdrawn Condemned as 62616 from Cambridge (31A)    

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