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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1553 m/e 12/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8553 m/e 01/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7467 m/e 11/1942
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1553 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 61553 m/e 11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer S. Holden
Class B12
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Beardmore, Dalmuir, Glasgow
Order Number W82
Works Number 147
To Service During 12/1920
Withdrawal Mon 25/08/1958
Service Life 37 yrs, 8 mths , 26 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1920
COL   Colchester on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
GRA   Grantham m/e 30/11/1949
GRA   Grantham w/e 17/12/1949
31A   Cambridge 5w/e 20/04/1957
     Withdrawn on 25/08/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STR Stratford on 07/12/1946
ALLOC COL Colchester on 28/12/1946
ALLOC GRA Grantham w/e 17/12/1949
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 20/04/1957
WDN   on 25/08/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1927 Vacuum Ejector fitted
06/1932 ACFI feed water heating apparatus fitted
05/1937 ACFI feed water heating apparatus removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/02/1948 Stratford Works The following locomotives were seen stripped: Nos. *1518, 2620, 4766, 5391, *7118, *7122, *7148, 7203/18, an 9659, while in the process of being stripped were: Nos. 1623/39/52, 5522, an 8529. The following were in course of erection: Nos. 1046/7, 1609/10/21/31/53/59/61/2/3/6 an 8764; No. 4889 was complete, and No. 1553 was apparently in for examination. Awaiting Works at various points were: Nos. 1509/*44/78, 1624, 2536/63, 2590, 2602, 4663/89, *5360/*80/3, 5400/10/18/52, 5506, *7119/*20. *7130/*1/*2/*5/*6/*7/*44/*7/83, 7219/26/37, *7511/*2, 8168/74, 8213, 8372, *8485/*8/9, 8791/6, 8854 an 9604. *Officially withdrawn. The Paint Shop produced the following all newly painted, lettered 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' in yellow paint and prefixed 'E': Nos. 1056, 4687, 5565, an 8376. No. 8082 was stored here. The first locomotive to have been lettered in the above new style was No. 8619, which in addition was painted green and is now to be seen at Liverpool Street, acting as station pilot. The Running Shed produced the following additional locomotives painted in the new style: Nos. 1045, 1664, an 1667 SLS/194803
12/08/1957 Bury St. Edmunds No transfers are now being recorded between Cambridge (31A) and Bury (31E). Its sub-depot, Sudbury, is supplied by 31A. The present allocation of Bury is 61546/53/4/67/73/6, 62543, 65391, 68497, 69616/20. SLS/195709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1920 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1553
Built at Beardmore, Dalmuir, Glasgow, Works Number 147
   
01/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8553    
08/1927 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
06/1932 Modification Modification: ACFI feed water heating apparatus fitted    
05/1937 Modification Modification: ACFI feed water heating apparatus removed    
11/1942 Renumbered Renumbered to 7467    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1553    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Colchester (COL)    
11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61553    
30/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
17/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
25/08/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 61553    

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