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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1831 m/e 03/1908
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8831 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7701 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2562 m/e 08/1946
British Railways 62562 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton03/1908
D16/2 (4-4-0)04/1928
D16/3 (4-4-0)02/1946
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number A64
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 03/1908
Withdrawal Tue 22/10/1957 off March (31B)
Service Life 49 yrs, 7 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1908
NOR   Norwich Thorpe m/e 12/1935
YAR   Yarmouth South Town m/e 01/1936
MC   Melton Constable on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 19/04/1952
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 12/07/1952
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 19/07/1952
31C   Kings Lynn 4w/e 09/08/1952
31C   Kings Lynn 5w/e 23/08/1952
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 20/09/1952
35C   Spital Bridge 4w/e 04/10/1952
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 01/11/1952
31B   March 4w/e 20/03/1954
     Withdrawn on 22/10/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 19/04/1952
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn 4w/e 09/08/1952
ALLOC 35C Spital Bridge 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 31B March 5w/e 27/03/1954
WDN   on 22/10/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1916 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
04/1928 Extended Smokebox fitted
04/1928 Diagram 26 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
08/1928 Vacuum Ejector fitted
02/1946 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
02/1946 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
02/1946 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1908 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1831
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
04/1916 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8831    
04/1928 Modification Diagram 26 boiler fitted    
04/1928 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
08/1928 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (YAR)    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7701 but not taken up    
02/1946 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
02/1946 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
02/1946 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2562    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Melton Constable (MC)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62562    
19/04/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
19/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
09/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
23/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
20/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Spital Bridge (35C)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
20/03/1954 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
22/10/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 62562 from March (31B)    
11/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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