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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1840 m/e 11/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8840 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7710 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2551 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 62551 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton11/1906
D16/3 (4-4-0)03/1935
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number G61
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 11/1906
Withdrawal Mon 16/07/1956 off Spital Bridge (35C)
Service Life 49 yrs, 8 mths , 15 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1906
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
KL   Kings Lynn w/e 08/10/1949
CAM   Cambridge w/e 15/10/1949
31C   Kings Lynn 4w/e 17/05/1952
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 14/06/1952
31A   Cambridge 5w/e 21/06/1952
31C   Kings Lynn 4w/e 09/08/1952
31C   Kings Lynn 5w/e 23/08/1952
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 01/11/1952
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 15/11/1952
35C   Spital Bridge 4w/e 23/01/1954
     Withdrawn on 16/07/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC KL Kings Lynn w/e 08/10/1949
ALLOC CAM Cambridge w/e 15/10/1949
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 14/06/1952
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn 4w/e 09/08/1952
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 35C Spital Bridge 4w/e 26/12/1953
WDN   on 16/07/1956

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1923 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
02/1929 Extended Smokebox fitted
02/1929 Vacuum Ejector fitted
03/1935 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted
03/1935 Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1906 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1840
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
08/1923 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8840    
02/1929 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
02/1929 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
03/1935 Modification Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted    
03/1935 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7710 but not taken up    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2551    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62551    
08/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (KL)    
15/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
21/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
09/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
23/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
23/01/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Spital Bridge (35C)    
16/07/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 62551 from Spital Bridge (35C)    

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