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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7803   Not applied
Great Eastern Railway 492 m/e 01/1895
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7492 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2786 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 62786 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class E4
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
E401/1895
Wheels 2-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number X34
To Service During 01/1895
Withdrawal Mon 30/07/1956
Service Life 61 yrs, 6 mths , 29 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1895
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BSE   Bury St Edmunds m/e 07/1949
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 22/03/1952
     Withdrawn on 30/07/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 22/03/1952
WDN   on 30/07/1956

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1930 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1942 L.N.E.R. Notes (March Area) March Area.-'V.2's' appear quite often, the following having been noted in Oct./Nov.: 4772/96, 4813/7. 'J.17' 8195 has been fitted with carriage heating and vacuum brake. 2859 East Anglian was here 31/10/42 fresh from Plant. It has ordinary whistle. A 'Pacific' visits us regularly on Sundays, examples noted being 4472/4 an 2571. 'E.4's' 7408/16/66/92 an 7503 are stationed here for working on the Joint line to Spalding, &c.-the first ones shedded here for a long time. Our regular station pilot 8062 is often in shops and its place is taken by 'D.16' 8805 or by 'D.9' or 'J.15' classes. SLS/194302

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
0000 Number Allocated Allocated number 7803 but not taken up    
01/1895 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 492
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7492    
03/1930 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2786    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62786    
07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Bury St Edmunds (BSE)    
22/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
30/07/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 62786    

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