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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1846 m/e 12/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8846 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7716 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2557 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 62557 m/e 06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton12/1906
D16/112/1924
D16/2 (4-4-0)03/1934
D16/3 (4-4-0)04/1944
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number G61
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 12/1906
Withdrawal Mon 31/10/1955 off Cambridge (31A)
Service Life 48 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1906
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31C   Kings Lynn 5w/e 16/02/1952
31C   Kings Lynn 4w/e 23/02/1952
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 01/11/1952
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 15/11/1952
     Withdrawn on 31/10/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 01/11/1952
WDN   on 31/10/1955

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1924 Diagram 26 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
02/1929 Vacuum Ejector fitted
03/1934 Extended Smokebox fitted
04/1944 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
04/1944 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
04/1944 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1906 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1846
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8846    
12/1924 Modification Diagram 26 boiler fitted    
02/1929 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
03/1934 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7716 but not taken up    
04/1944 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
04/1944 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
04/1944 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2557    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62557    
16/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
15/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
31/10/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 62557 from Cambridge (31A)    

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