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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
Great Eastern Railway |
1859 |
m/e |
04/1904 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) |
8859 |
y/e |
1924 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) |
7729 |
y/e |
Not applied |
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) |
2550 |
m/e |
09/1946 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
J. Holden |
Class |
D15 |
Company History |
GER/LNER |
Rebuild History |
|
Wheels |
4-4-0 |
Builder |
Stratford Works |
Order Number |
D56 |
Fittings (as built) |
Engine Brakes | Westinghouse |
|
To Service |
During 04/1904 |
Withdrawal |
During 11/1946 |
Service Life |
42 yrs , 7 mths |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
|
|
(New) |
m/e |
04/1904 |
NOR |
|
Norwich Thorpe |
m/e |
11/1935 |
|
|
Withdrawn |
m/e |
11/1946 |
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
by 1924 |
Vacuum Ejector fitted |
05/1931 |
Extended Smokebox fitted |
05/1934 |
Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted |
05/1934 |
Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox) |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
04/1904 |
To Service |
To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1859 Built at Stratford Works Diagram 28 boiler fitted |
|
|
1924 |
Modification |
Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted |
|
|
1924 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 8859 |
|
|
05/1931 |
Modification |
Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted |
|
|
05/1934 |
Modification |
Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted |
|
|
05/1934 |
Modification |
Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted |
|
|
11/1935 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR) |
|
|
1942 |
Number Allocated |
Allocated number 7729 but not taken up |
|
|
09/1946 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 2550 |
|
|
11/1946 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 2550 |
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