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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1786 m/e 08/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8786 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7656 m/e 11/1942
London and North Eastern Railway (Amend) 8786 m/e 08/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2617 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 62617 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class D16
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D16/108/1923
D16/2 (4-4-0)06/1929
D16/3 (4-4-0)01/1945
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number H88
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 08/1923
Withdrawal Mon 20/05/1957 off Melton Constable (32G)
Service Life 33 yrs, 9 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1923
COL   Colchester on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 17/01/1948
MEL     w/e 28/02/1948
32G   Melton Constable 5w/e 23/06/1951
     Withdrawn on 20/05/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 17/01/1948
ALLOC MEL   w/e 28/02/1948
ALLOC 32G Melton Constable w/e 23/06/1951
WDN   on 20/05/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1929 Extended Smokebox fitted
01/1945 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
01/1945 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
01/1945 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1923 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1786
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 26 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8786    
06/1929 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
11/1942 Renumbered Renumbered to 7656    
08/1944 Renumbered Renumbered to 8786    
01/1945 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
01/1945 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
01/1945 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2617    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Colchester (COL)    
17/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
28/02/1948 Allocation      
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62617    
23/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Melton Constable (32G)    
20/05/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 62617 from Melton Constable (32G)    
09/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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