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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1850 m/e 12/1903
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8850 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7720 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2541 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 62541 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton12/1903
D16/3 (4-4-0)07/1939
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number D56
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 12/1903
Withdrawal Mon 17/10/1955 off Cambridge (31A)
Service Life 51 yrs, 10 mths , 17 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1903
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31E   Bury St Edmunds 4w/e 22/03/1952
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 20/03/1954
     Withdrawn on 17/10/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31E Bury St Edmunds 4w/e 22/03/1952
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 5w/e 27/03/1954
WDN   on 17/10/1955

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1921 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
11/1928 Vacuum Ejector fitted
02/1932 Extended Smokebox fitted
06/1936 GNR style Chimney fitted
07/1939 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
07/1939 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1903 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1850
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
02/1921 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8850    
11/1928 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
02/1932 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
06/1936 Modification Modification: GNR style Chimney fitted    
07/1939 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
07/1939 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7720 but not taken up    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2541    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62541    
22/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Bury St Edmunds (31E)    
20/03/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
17/10/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 62541 from Cambridge (31A)    

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