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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1046 m/e 06/1902
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8046 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 7147 m/e 05/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class F3
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
F306/1902
Wheels 2-4-2T
Order Number D53
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 06/1902
Withdrawal During 11/1947 off Kings Lynn (KL)
Service Life 45 yrs , 5 mths
Information Fitted with a 160lb Diagram 32 boiler from new.

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1902
     Withdrawn m/e 11/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN KL Kings Lynn on 04/11/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1929 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/02/1948 Stratford Works The following locomotives were seen stripped: Nos. *1518, 2620, 4766, 5391, *7118, *7122, *7148, 7203/18, an 9659, while in the process of being stripped were: Nos. 1623/39/52, 5522, an 8529. The following were in course of erection: Nos. 1046/7, 1609/10/21/31/53/59/61/2/3/6 an 8764; No. 4889 was complete, and No. 1553 was apparently in for examination. Awaiting Works at various points were: Nos. 1509/*44/78, 1624, 2536/63, 2590, 2602, 4663/89, *5360/*80/3, 5400/10/18/52, 5506, *7119/*20. *7130/*1/*2/*5/*6/*7/*44/*7/83, 7219/26/37, *7511/*2, 8168/74, 8213, 8372, *8485/*8/9, 8791/6, 8854 an 9604. *Officially withdrawn. The Paint Shop produced the following all newly painted, lettered 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' in yellow paint and prefixed 'E': Nos. 1056, 4687, 5565, an 8376. No. 8082 was stored here. The first locomotive to have been lettered in the above new style was No. 8619, which in addition was painted green and is now to be seen at Liverpool Street, acting as station pilot. The Running Shed produced the following additional locomotives painted in the new style: Nos. 1045, 1664, an 1667 SLS/194803

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1902 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1046    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8046    
12/1929 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 7147    
11/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 7147 from Kings Lynn (KL)    

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