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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1856 m/e 03/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8856 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7726 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2547 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 62547 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton03/1904
D16/2 (4-4-0)05/1927
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number D56
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 03/1904
Withdrawal During 02/1951 off March (31B)
Service Life 46 yrs, 11 mths , 2 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1904
MAR   March on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn m/e 02/1951

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1923 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
05/1927 Extended Smokebox fitted
05/1927 Diagram 26 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
08/1928 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1904 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1856
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
09/1923 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8856    
05/1927 Modification Diagram 26 boiler fitted    
05/1927 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
08/1928 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7726 but not taken up    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2547    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62547    
02/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 62547 from March (31B)    

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