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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1854 m/e 01/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8854 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7724 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2545 m/e 08/1946
British Railways 62545 m/e 02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton01/1904
D16/3 (4-4-0)03/1933
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number D56
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 01/1904
Withdrawal Mon 22/09/1958 off Kings Lynn (31C)
Service Life 54 yrs, 8 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1904
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
YAR   Yarmouth South Town w/e 15/05/1948
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 07/08/1948
MEL     w/e 21/08/1948
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 30/10/1948
LOW   Lowestoft 4w/e 25/12/1948
NOR   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 22/01/1949
32C   Lowestoft 4w/e 12/07/1952
32C   Lowestoft 4w/e 19/07/1952
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 20/09/1952
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 04/10/1952
31E   Bury St Edmunds 4w/e 20/06/1953
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 20/03/1954
31C   Kings Lynn 4w/e 19/03/1955
31A   Cambridge 5w/e 20/04/1957
31C   Kings Lynn 4w/e 19/10/1957
     Withdrawn on 22/09/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YAR Yarmouth South Town w/e 15/05/1948
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 07/08/1948
ALLOC MEL   w/e 21/08/1948
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 30/10/1948
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft 4w/e 25/12/1948
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 22/01/1949
ALLOC 32C Lowestoft 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 31E Bury St Edmunds 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 5w/e 27/03/1954
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn 4w/e 26/03/1955
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn 4w/e 02/11/1957
WDN   on 22/09/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1916 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
05/1929 Vacuum Ejector fitted
03/1933 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted
03/1933 Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1958 Stratford Works (Waiting Cut Up) Old Works-61003 (30F), 43107 (31D), 61066 (31A), 61089 (30A), 61136 (14D), 61160 (32B), 61164 (30A), 61254 (32B), 61299 (40E), 61361 (30E), 61372 (30A), 61632 (31A), 64677 (30A), 64965 (33A), 65561 (32B), 69695-Wdn., 80079 (33B). Diesel Shop-12064 (14A), 15214 (75C), D208 (34B), D2208 (30A), D2210 (32A), D2214 (32A), D3221 (75C), D3444 (34A), D3460 (73C), D3476 (34C), D5514 (30A), D8407 (30A). Waiting Wks.-61336 (30E), 61573 (31E), 61576 (31E), 62571 (40A), 62582 (31A), 62610 (31C), 64651 (30E), 64672 (31B), 64688 (31A), 68625 (32D), 68630 (30A), 68636 (30A), 69610 (30A), 69616 (31A), 69703 (30A), 69717 (30A), Departmental 36. Stripping-62614, 69608/41. Foundry-65568, 65587, 69624. On Shed Ex Wks.-D2573 (32G), D3217 (75A). Waiting Cut Up-61547/61/4, 62518/34/6/43/5/66/72/88/615, 62788, 64645, 65390/438/41/4, 65504/74, 68529/41/616/8/32, 68653/7/9/62/6, 69628. SLS/195902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1904 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1854
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
06/1916 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8854    
05/1929 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
03/1933 Modification Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted    
03/1933 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7724 but not taken up    
08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2545    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
15/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (YAR)    
07/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
21/08/1948 Allocation      
30/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
25/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (LOW)    
22/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62545    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
19/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
20/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
20/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Bury St Edmunds (31E)    
20/03/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
19/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
19/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
22/09/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 62545 from Kings Lynn (31C)    
12/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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