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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1869 m/e 11/1903
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8869 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7739 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2540 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 62540 m/e 11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D14
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D1411/1903
Claud Hamilton (4-4-0)01/1922
D16/3 (4-4-0)06/1934
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number L55
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 11/1903
Withdrawal Mon 24/08/1959 off Norwich Thorpe (32A)
Service Life 55 yrs, 9 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1903
YAR   Yarmouth South Town on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
YB   Yarmouth Beach 5w/e 26/02/1949
YAR   Yarmouth South Town w/e 30/04/1949
NOR   Norwich Thorpe m/e 30/11/1949
     Withdrawn on 24/08/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YB Yarmouth Beach 5w/e 26/02/1949
ALLOC YAR Yarmouth South Town w/e 30/04/1949
WDN   on 24/08/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1922 Saturated Diagram 27 Boiler Fitted
01/1922 Diagram 27Sat boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
02/1924 Superheated LNER Diagram 27 boiler fitted
02/1924 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
07/1928 Extended Smokebox fitted
07/1928 Vacuum Ejector fitted
06/1934 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted
06/1934 Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1903 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1869
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
01/1922 Modification Diagram 27Sat boiler fitted    
01/1922 Modification Modification: Saturated Diagram 27 Boiler Fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8869    
02/1924 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
02/1924 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 27 boiler fitted    
07/1928 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
07/1928 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
06/1934 Modification Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted    
06/1934 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7739 but not taken up    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2540    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Yarmouth South Town (YAR)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62540    
26/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth Beach (YB)    
30/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (YAR)    
30/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
24/08/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 62540 from Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
09/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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