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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1839 m/e 07/1908
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8839 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7709 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2570 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 62570 m/e 09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton07/1908
D16/2 (4-4-0)04/1928
D16/3 (4-4-0)09/1949
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number A64
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 07/1908
Withdrawal Tue 24/11/1959 off March (31B)
Service Life 51 yrs, 4 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1908
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 20/06/1953
32D   Yarmouth South Town 5w/e 20/07/1957
31B   March w/e 27/06/1959
     Withdrawn on 24/11/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YAR Yarmouth South Town on 24/08/1947
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 01/11/1947
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 32D Yarmouth South Town 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 11/07/1959
WDN   on 24/11/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1922 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
by 1924 Vacuum Ejector fitted
04/1928 Extended Smokebox fitted
04/1928 Diagram 26 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
09/1949 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
09/1949 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
09/1949 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1908 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1839
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
02/1922 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
1924 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8839    
04/1928 Modification Diagram 26 boiler fitted    
04/1928 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7709 but not taken up    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2570    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
09/1949 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
09/1949 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
09/1949 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62570    
20/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
20/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (32D)    
27/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
24/11/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 62570 from March (31B)    
01/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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