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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1868 m/e 10/1903
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8868 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7738 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2539 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 62539 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D14
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D1410/1903
Claud Hamilton (4-4-0)09/1929
D16/3 (4-4-0)07/1940
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number L55
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 10/1903
Withdrawal Mon 28/10/1957 off Cambridge (31A)
Service Life 54 yrs , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1903
MAR   March on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 25/05/1956
     Withdrawn on 28/10/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 28/04/1956
WDN   on 28/10/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1927 Vacuum Ejector fitted
09/1929 Extended Smokebox fitted
09/1929 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
07/1936 GNR style Chimney fitted
07/1940 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
07/1940 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1903 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1868
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8868    
05/1927 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
09/1929 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
09/1929 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
07/1936 Modification Modification: GNR style Chimney fitted    
07/1940 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
07/1940 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7738 but not taken up    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2539    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62539    
25/05/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
28/10/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 62539 from Cambridge (31A)    
12/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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