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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1870 m/e 03/1902
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8870 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7740 m/e 12/1942
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2521 on 17/03/1946
British Railways 62521 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D14
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D1403/1902
Claud Hamilton (4-4-0)04/1924
D16/3 (4-4-0)05/1935
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number F53
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 03/1902
Withdrawal Mon 10/02/1958 off Kings Lynn (31C)
Service Life 55 yrs, 11 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1902
YAR   Yarmouth South Town on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 18/04/1953
31C   Kings Lynn 5w/e 19/01/1957
31A   Cambridge 5w/e 20/04/1957
31C   Kings Lynn 5w/e 20/07/1957
     Withdrawn on 10/02/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe on 04/05/1947
ALLOC YAR Yarmouth South Town on 25/06/1947
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn 4w/e 26/01/1957
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn 4w/e 13/07/1957
WDN   on 10/02/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1924 Vacuum Ejector fitted
04/1924 Superheated LNER Diagram 27 boiler fitted
04/1924 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
06/1928 Extended Smokebox fitted
05/1935 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted
05/1935 Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1902 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1870
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8870    
04/1924 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
04/1924 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 27 boiler fitted    
04/1924 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
06/1928 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
05/1935 Modification Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted    
05/1935 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted    
12/1942 Renumbered Renumbered to 7740    
17/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2521    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Yarmouth South Town (YAR)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62521    
18/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
19/01/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
20/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
10/02/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 62521 from Kings Lynn (31C)    
04/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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