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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) |
7801 |
|
Not applied |
Great Eastern Railway |
478 |
m/e |
10/1894 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) |
7478 |
y/e |
1924 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) |
2784 |
m/e |
11/1946 |
British Railways |
62784 |
m/e |
08/1950 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
J. Holden |
Class |
E4 |
Company History |
GER/LNER |
Rebuild History |
|
Wheels |
2-4-0 |
Builder |
Stratford Works |
Order Number |
I34 |
To Service |
During 10/1894 |
Withdrawal |
w/e Mon 30/05/1955 |
Service Life |
60 yrs , 8 mths |
Disposal
Scrapping |
During 08/1955 |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
|
|
(New) |
m/e |
10/1894 |
DAR |
|
Darlington |
S |
01/1936 |
CAM |
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Cambridge |
on |
01/01/1948 (Snapshot) |
|
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Withdrawn |
w/e |
30/05/1955 |
SLS Allocations*
Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
WDN |
|
|
w/e |
30/05/1955 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
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Mentions ...
Report Date |
Title |
Report |
Source |
25/09/1947 |
Stratford Works |
The following withdrawn locos. were noted in the vicinity of the stripping shop on 25/9: 'F3' 7118/21/29/38/45; 'B12/3' 1522; 'D16/3' 2500; 'J15' 5358 an 5403 (all stripped), whilst 7125 an 7148 were intact. Other locos. stripped were: 'J15' 5402/54; 'D16' 2535; 'J17' 5541/71. In the stripping shop were: 'E4' 2784; 'J15' 5472; 'J19/2' 4675 and 'J17' 5549. In the Paint shop were the 'Coffee Pot' 'Y5' 8081 and W.D. 77416. A curious sight was the crane tank shed filled by two W.D.'s 77119 an 77312 (the latter with a 15A shed plate). In the fields behind the New Works were 'F3' 7146; 'J70' 8225; 'H2' 7512; 'D16' 2591; 'B12' 1544 and 'J39' 4841, all awaiting works. W.D. 77476 was in the New Works, and W.D.'s 77302 and 77107 were in the shed yard. 'D16' 2584; 'J20' 4677/93; 'J39' 4708/61, 'J69' 8574/8632; 'F6' 7230 and 'F4' 7162 were all noted newly painted ex-works. 7162 was fitted with a tablet-catcher. |
SLS/194711 |
Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
0000 |
Number Allocated |
Allocated number 7801 but not taken up |
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10/1894 |
To Service |
To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 478 Built at Stratford Works |
|
|
1924 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 7478 |
|
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01/1936 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Darlington (DAR) |
|
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11/1946 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 2784 |
|
|
01/01/1948 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM) |
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08/1950 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 62784 |
|
|
30/05/1955 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 62784 |
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08/1955 |
Scrapped |
Scrapped |
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