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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
Great Eastern Railway |
178 |
m/e |
10/1908 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) |
7178 |
y/e |
1924 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) |
7173 |
m/e |
12/1946 |
British Railways |
67173 |
m/e |
Not applied |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
J. Holden |
Class |
F4 |
Company History |
GER/LNER |
Wheels |
2-4-2T |
Builder |
Stratford Works |
Order Number |
S64 |
Fittings (as built) |
Condenser | Fitted | Engine Brakes | Westinghouse |
|
To Service |
During 10/1908 |
Withdrawal |
Sat 24/04/1948 |
Service Life |
39 yrs, 6 mths , 25 dys |
Information |
Carried the letter D during secondment to the War Department instead of it's usual number |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
|
|
(New) |
m/e |
10/1908 |
WD |
|
(Used for coastal defence at Mistley) |
m/e |
06/1940 |
91E |
|
To Eastern Region |
m/e |
07/1943 |
STR |
|
Stratford |
on |
01/01/1948 (Snapshot) |
|
|
Withdrawn |
on |
24/04/1948 |
SLS Allocations*
Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
WDN |
STR |
Stratford |
on |
24/04/1948 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
06/1940 |
Wartime Armour Plating fitted |
09/1943 |
Wartime Armour Plating removed |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
10/1908 |
To Service |
To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 178 Built at Stratford Works |
|
|
1924 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 7178 |
|
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06/1940 |
Allocation |
|
|
|
06/1940 |
Modification |
Modification: Wartime Armour Plating fitted |
|
|
07/1943 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to To Eastern Region (91E) |
|
|
09/1943 |
Modification |
Modification: Wartime Armour Plating removed |
|
|
12/1946 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 7173 |
|
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01/01/1948 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR) |
|
|
24/04/1948 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 7173 |
|
|
1949 |
Number Allocated |
Allocated number 67173 but not taken up |
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