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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1857 m/e 03/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8857 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7727 m/e 12/1942
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2548 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 62548 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton03/1904
D16/3 (4-4-0)07/1939
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number D56
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 03/1904
Withdrawal Tue 08/10/1957 off March (31B)
Service Life 53 yrs, 7 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1904
MAR   March on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 08/10/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC COL Colchester m/e 03/12/1945
WDN   on 08/10/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1916 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
06/1927 Vacuum Ejector fitted
10/1933 Extended Smokebox fitted
07/1936 GNR style Chimney fitted
07/1939 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
07/1939 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1904 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1857
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
01/1916 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8857    
06/1927 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
10/1933 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
07/1936 Modification Modification: GNR style Chimney fitted    
07/1939 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
07/1939 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
12/1942 Renumbered Renumbered to 7727    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2548    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62548    
08/10/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 62548 from March (31B)    
11/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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