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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1843 m/e 11/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8843 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7713 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2554 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 62554 m/e 06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton11/1906
D16/2 (4-4-0)07/1927
D16/3 (4-4-0)11/1938
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number G61
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 11/1906
Withdrawal Mon 28/11/1955 off Norwich Thorpe (32A)
Service Life 49 yrs , 28 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1906
NOR   Norwich Thorpe m/e 11/1935
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 28/11/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YAR Yarmouth South Town w/e 19/10/1946
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe on 31/03/1947
WDN   on 28/11/1955

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1927 Extended Smokebox fitted
07/1927 Diagram 26 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
10/1928 Vacuum Ejector fitted
11/1938 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
11/1938 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
11/1938 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1906 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1843
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8843    
07/1927 Modification Diagram 26 boiler fitted    
07/1927 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
10/1928 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
11/1938 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
11/1938 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
11/1938 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7713 but not taken up    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2554    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62554    
28/11/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 62554 from Norwich Thorpe (32A)    

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